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SUMMARY:Advanced Earth Observation of the Terrestrial Biosphere by Integra
 ting Mechanisms of Interactions\, Feedback and Scale
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Michael Schaepman\, Head\, Remote Sensing Laboratories (RSL
 ) and Director\, University Research Priority Programme on 'Global Change 
 and\nBiodiversity'\, University of Zurich\, CH\nIn this talk\, I will disc
 uss the use of Earth Observation technologies such as imaging spectroscopy
  and waveform LiDAR for the generation of advanced terrestrial biospheric 
 products. I will demonstrate the use of (coupled) physical models to retri
 eve several vegetation parameters simultaneously. Examples will include im
 proved estimates of Net Primary Productivity (NPP)\, vegetation structure\
 , vegetation biochemistry\, including (non-)pigments (e.g.\, Chlorophyll\,
  Carotenoids\, Anthocyans\, leaf water\, leaf structure).\n\nA fully recon
 structed and parametrized 3D deciduous forest site is used to demonstrate 
 scale dependence of the retrievals. Approaches to couple remote observatio
 ns of vegetation to environmental processes using scale invariant approach
 es will complement the talk.\n\nI will conclude on the use of physically b
 ased modelling approaches for environmental monitoring and give an outlook
  on larger scale opportunities such as the Swiss Earth Observation Network
  (SEON) and other international activities.
LOCATION:GR A3 32 http://plan.epfl.ch/?room=GR%20A3%2032
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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