Special session: Remote Sensing of Vegetation Fluorescence
| Chair: | Alexander Damm, RSL, University of Zurich, Switzerland, adamm@geo.uzh.ch |
| Co-Chair: | Jose Moreno, LEO-IPL, University of Valencia, Spain, jose.moreno@uv.es; |
| Uwe Rascher, IBG-2, Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany, u.rascher@fz-julich.de |
Remote sensing of vegetation fluorescence is considered the most direct technique to assess plant photosynthesis and opens new pathways for advanced vegetation diagnostics at ecosystem and global scale. This special session addresses the current state of research in fluorescence remote sensing. The current understanding of the fluorescence signal will be summarized and progress in the preparation of ESA's 8th Earth Explorer Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) will be discussed and communicated to the scientific community.
We particularly invite contributions covering one of the following topics:
- instrument development for ground, UAV, airborne and satellite use
- methods for fluorescence retrieval
- ground and airborne measurement campaigns
- modelling and data assimilation to estimate photosynthetic activity
- assessment of relationships between fluorescence, photosynthetic efficiency, canopy structure and ecosystem functioning
- applications of fluorescence measurements
Keywords: Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, fluorescence spectrometers, fluorescence retrieval, campaigns, modelling and data assimilation, environmental research
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