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Monitoring the environment by remote sensing.

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  • 1Environmental Policy Analysis Unit, Bldg 90, Lawrence Berkeley Lab., University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

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Remotely sensed data now estimate ecosystem structure and function, aiding in monitoring pollution impacts. Coarse-scale sensors enable global biosphere observations, advancing ecological process research.

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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Ecosystem structural features like leaf area index and phytomass are increasingly estimated using remotely sensed data.
  • This advancement allows for the estimation of functional ecosystem properties, such as primary productivity and nutrient cycling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the application of remotely sensed data and ecological modeling for estimating ecosystem structure and function.
  • To investigate the use of these techniques for monitoring the effects of air and water pollutants on biota.
  • To leverage coarse spatial scale remote sensing for large regional or global biosphere observations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing remotely sensed data to estimate structural ecosystem features (leaf area index, phytomass, canopy chemical content).
  • Integrating ecological modeling with remote sensing data for functional estimations (primary productivity, nutrient cycling).
  • Employing coarse spatial scale sensors (≥1 km²) for large-scale biosphere monitoring.

Main Results:

  • Successful estimation of key ecosystem structural and functional features from remotely sensed data.
  • Demonstrated application of these techniques for monitoring pollutant effects on ecosystems.
  • Enabled, for the first time, biosphere pattern observation at regional and global scales.

Conclusions:

  • Remote sensing combined with ecological modeling offers powerful tools for ecosystem assessment and monitoring.
  • Coarse-scale remote sensing is crucial for understanding large-scale ecological processes and environmental impacts.
  • These integrated approaches are vital for addressing global environmental challenges, including pollution effects.