Phenology models

Mrs. Young | July 17, 2025

Table of Contents

  1. Description & principle
  2. Reference articles
  3. Packages
  4. Assessment table

Description & principle

A clear, technical yet accessible explanation of the method, its core principle(s).

Major variants

optional

If the method has variants that seem important, either already widespread or promising and well documented.

Further online resources

References to useful online resources to get started, e.g. explanation blogs

Reference articles

Method

  • One or a few key academic references that introduce or formalize the method.

Research applications

With RS data in Ecology / Biodiversity

  • A

Without RS data (Ecology domain)

optional

  • B

Packages

Python

R

Code Cells

optional

Assessment table

CategoryCriteriaAssessment
OutcomeObjectivePredictive task + interpretability, Scenario projection, Detection
 EstimandMaps & generalisations, CATE, Others
 ValidityVarying
Data compatibilityTypePanel data (many samples)
 Required TS length≥ 10
 Handles few samples10 to 100
 Handles huge datasets (n)Most do
 Handles missing dataPartially
 RS-data provenYes
AssumptionsFunctional formQuadratic, Non-linear, Additivity
 No unobserved confoundersRecommended
 No interferenceRequired
 Well-defined treatmentsRequired
 Common support (positivity)Recommended
 Causal Markov ConditionInapplicable
 FaithfulnessRecommended
 IDDRelaxes assumption
 Model specific assumptionNo specific
Model propertiesRequires explicit processesYes
 Exposure typeContinuous / Time-varying
 Number of variablesBivariate, Multivariate
 Handles lag effectsYes
 Propagates uncertaintyModel-specific tools
 Parametric natureParametric, Semi-parametric
PackagesLanguageR
 UsageTechnical but well documented

References