Advances in airborne remote sensing of ecosystem processes and properties: toward high-quality measurement on a global scale

Thomas U. Kampe; Gregory P. Asner; Robert O. Green; Michael Eastwood; Brian R. Johnson; Michele Kuester

doi:10.1117/12.859455

12 August 2010 Advances in airborne remote sensing of ecosystem processes and properties: toward high-quality measurement on a global scale

Thomas U. Kampe, Gregory P. Asner, Robert O. Green, Michael Eastwood, Brian R. Johnson, Michele Kuester

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Proceedings Volume 7809, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII; 78090J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859455
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Airborne remote sensing provides the opportunity to quantitatively measure biochemical and biophysical properties of vegetation at regional scales, therefore complementing surface and satellite measurements. Next-generation programs are poised to advance ecological research and monitoring in the United States, the tropical regions of the globe, and to support future satellite missions. The Carnegie Institution will integrate a next generation imaging spectrometer with a waveform LiDAR into the Airborne Taxonomic Mapping System (AToMS) to identify the chemical, structural and taxonomic makeup of tropical forests at an unprecedented scale and detail. The NEON Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) is under development with similar technologies with a goal to provide long-term measurements of ecosystems across North America. The NASA Next Generation Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRISng) is also under development to address the science measurement requirements for both the NASA Earth Science Research and Analysis Program and the spaceborne NASA HyspIRI Mission. Carnegie AToMS, NEON AOP, and AVIRISng are being built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a suite of instruments. We discuss the synergy between these programs and anticipated benefits to ecologists and decision-makers.

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Thomas U. Kampe, Gregory P. Asner, Robert O. Green, Michael Eastwood, Brian R. Johnson, and Michele Kuester "Advances in airborne remote sensing of ecosystem processes and properties: toward high-quality measurement on a global scale", Proc. SPIE 7809, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VII, 78090J (12 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859455

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