Chlorophyll Fluorescence From Vegetation On Land
Measurement Instruments
Measurements > Land > Vegetation > Chlorophyll Fluorescence from Vegetation on Land
Measurement Definition: Solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence occurs during photosynthesis. It exhibits a strong linear correlation with terrestrial gross primary production (GPP). Direct global space borne observations of the fluorescence emission provide the same or better GPP estimations as those derived from traditional remotely-sensed vegetation indices using ancillary data and model assumptions.
| Instrument | Status/
Accuracy | Instrument Description | Measurement Technology | Timeline |
| Hyperspectral Detector | Operational | Detect and measure vegetation biomass, atmospheric aerosol and chlorophyll fluorescence, and can also obtain the remote-sensing information of global forest carbon sinks. | n/a |  |
| Laser Radar | Operational | Detect and measure vegetation biomass, atmospheric aerosol and chlorophyll fluorescence, and can also obtain the remote-sensing information of global forest carbon sinks. | n/a | |
| TANSO-3 | Operational | Global and regional concentration mapping of CO2, CH4, and NO2 for global monitoring of GHG concentrations, verification of emission inventories, and detection of emissions from large sources. | n/a | |
| TANSO-FTS | Operational | CO2 and CH4 distribution. | n/a | |
| TANSO-FTS-2 | Operational | CO2, CH4, and CO distribution. | n/a | |
| FLORIS | Approved | Mapping vegetation fluorescence to quantify photosynthetic activity. | n/a | |