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This study aimed to monitor the progression of autumn phenology using satellite remote sensing across a region in Southern Qu\u00e9bec, Canada, where phenological observations are frequently performed in autumn across a large number of sites, and to evaluate the satellite retrievals against these in-situ observations. We used a temporally-normalized time-series of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) extracted from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) imagery to monitor the different phases of autumn foliage during 2011\u20132015, and compared the results with ground observations from 38 locations. Since the NDVI time-series is separately normalized per pixel, the outcome is a time-series of foliage coloration status that is independent of the land cover. The results show a significant correlation between the timing of peak autumn coloration to elevation and latitude, but not to longitude, and suggest that temperature is likely a main driver of variation in autumn foliage progression. The interannual coloration phase differences for MODIS retrievals are larger than for ground observations, but most ground site observations correlate significantly with MODIS retrievals. The mean absolute error for the timing of all foliage phases is smaller than the frequency of both ground observation reports and the frequency of the MODIS NDVI time-series, and therefore considered acceptable. Despite this, the observations at four of the ground sites did not correspond well with the MODIS retrievals, and therefore we conclude that further methodological refinements to improve the quality of the time series are required for MODIS spatial monitoring of autumn phenology over Qu\u00e9bec to be operationally employed in a reliable manner.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs9060630","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,22]],"date-time":"2017-06-22T02:39:15Z","timestamp":1498099155000},"page":"630","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Linking Spaceborne and Ground Observations of Autumn Foliage Senescence in Southern Qu\u00e9bec, Canada"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Offer","family":"Rozenstein","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, HaMaccabim Road 68, P.O. 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