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Fluorescence explorer (FLEX): An optimised payload to map vegetation photosynthesis from space
Elizabeth M. MiddletonDan LobbYasunori SaitoAlexander DudelzakJose MorenoAndrew CourtGregory P. AsnerJaume FlexasMassimo MenentiJean-louis RoujeanRichard FernandesMichael E. SchaepmanFederico MagnaniWout VerhoefJesus B. SerranoCarsten TobehnRoberto PedrósRay MertonJim GowerAlfonso MartinezAndries RosemaGuido D'ursoAlbert OliosoJavier CalpeMercedes SierraRoberto ColomboAlfonso CaleraAntonio PalucciHeike BachZ. Bob SuJan PolcherJoachim HillGiovanna CecchiEdward J. MiltonPhilip LewisClaus BuschmannRobert O. GreenLadislav NedbalFrank VeroustraeteIsmael MoyaWolfgang KnorrPablo J. Zarco-tejadaUwe RascherAnatoly A. GitelsonGina H. MohammedMathias KneubühlerLi JiaAntonio PlazaStéphane JacquemoudStefania PacePablo Martinez-coboMichel M. VerstraetePetya K. E. CampbellPeter GegeTuomas LaurilaJosé A. SobrinoMichal V. MarekAndrew BellRainer ReuterNicolas TremblayPiero MazzinghiMathias DisneyJ. J. SettleLawrence A. CorpStefan W. MaierTomás BelenguerJouni PeltoniemiMarc Philippe StollEduardo De MiguelMike A. CutterBirgit GielenBernard SaugierRoland ValckeCatherine OttléEmanuel U. GloorFermín MoralesJosep PeñuelasJohn R. Millersubject
OptimizationEarth observationAtmospheric chemistryAlterra - Centrum Geo-informatieFluorescenceremote sensingLaboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote SensingThree-instrument arrayFLEXLife ScienceLaboratorium voor Geo-informatiekunde en Remote SensingWageningen Environmental ResearchPhotosynthesisSpace researchWater balanceChlorophyll fluorescenceRemote sensingVegetationResiliencePayloadChemistryVegetationCentre Geo-informationPE&RCEarth system scienceFLuorescence EXplorer (FLEX)Space research[SDE]Environmental SciencesEarth (planet)SoilsTerrestrial vegetationSatellitedescription
The FLuorescence EXplorer (FLEX) mission proposes to launch a satellite for the global monitoring of steady-state chlorophyll fluorescence in terrestrial vegetation. Fluorescence is a sensitive probe of photosynthetic function in both healthy and physiologically perturbed vegetation, and a powerful non-invasive tool to track the status, resilience, and recovery of photochemical processes and moreover provides important information on overall photosynthetic performance with implications for related carbon sequestration. The early responsiveness of fluorescence to atmospheric, soil and plant water balance, as well as to atmospheric chemistry and human intervention in land usage makes it an obvious biological indicator in improving our understanding of Earth system dynamics. The amenability of fluorescence to remote, even space-basedobservation qualifies it to join the emerging suite of space-based technologies for Earth observation. FLEX would encompass a three-instrument array for measurement of the interrelated features of fluorescence, hyperspectral reflectance, and canopy temperature. FLEX would involve a space and ground-truthing program of 3-years duration and would provide data formats for research and applied science.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2006-12-01 |