Ecosystem models have been widely used for obtaining gross primary productivity (GPP) estimations at multiple scales. Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical variable in these models for describing the vegetation canopy structure and predicting vegetation-atmosphere interactions. However, the uncertainties in LAI datasets and the effects of their representation on simulated GPP remain unclear, especially over complex terrain. Here, five most popular datasets, namely the Long-term Global Mapping (GLOBMAP) LAI, Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) LAI, Geoland2 version 1 (GEOV1) LAI, Global Inventory Monitoring and Modeling System (GIMMS) LAI, and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) LAI, were selected to examine the influences of LAI representation on GPP estimations at 95 eddy covariance (EC) sites. The GPP estimations from the Boreal Ecosystem Productivity Simulator (BEPS) model and the Eddy Covariance Light Use Efficiency (EC-LUE) model were evaluated against EC GPP to assess the performances of LAI datasets. Results showed that MODIS LAI had stronger linear correlations with GLASS and GEOV1 than GIMMS and GLOMAP at the study sites. The GPP estimations from GLASS LAI had a better agreement with EC GPP than those from other four LAI datasets at forest sites, while the GPP estimations from GEOVI LAI matched best with EC GPP at grass sites. Additionally, the GPP estimations from GLASS and GEOVI LAI presented better performances than the other three LAI datasets at crop sites. Besides, the results also showed that complex terrain had larger discrepancies of LAI and GPP estimations, and flat terrain presented better performances of LAI datasets in GPP estimations. Moreover, the simulated GPP from BEPS was more sensitive to LAI than those from EC - LUE, suggesting that LAI datasets can also lead to different uncertainties in GPP estimations from different model structures. Our study highlights that the satellite-derived LAI datasets can cause uncertainties in GPP estimations through ecosystem models.
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