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A Glowing Way to Monitor Forest Health

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Caren B. Les, [email protected]

A faint glow emitted from plants during photosynthesis could be key to measuring the health of large areas of forests and croplands in real time. The glow can be detected by spectrometers aboard orbiting satellites. Currently, the standard technique for measuring photosynthesis, called eddy covariance, relies on ground-based, tower-mounted detectors that monitor only smaller tracts of vegetation. Through a ground-based study, a research team has now helped to confirm that this subtle glow, known as solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF), can serve as a strong proxy for...Read full article

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    Published: July 2015
    PostscriptsBiophotonicsspectroscopyAmericasphotosynthesis measurementforest healthglobal photosynthesic activitychlorophyl fluorescenceclimage changesolar-induce chlorophyl fluorescenceeddy covariancecanopy photosynthesisFluoSpecHarvard ForestGeophysical Research LettersBrown UniversityMarine Biological LaboratoryXi YangRhode IslandMassachusettsCaren B. Les

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