08/10/2018 - 00:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimates of carbon assimilation in grasslands can be obtained in a cost-effective way using remote sensed information (e.g.: Sentinel2, Landsat8). However, the ability of data obtained from remote sensing to represent carbon assimilation need to be tested in situ.

In a study published on Biogeosciences, coordinated by the CEF researcher Sofia Cerasoli with Manuel Campagnolo, Carla Nogueira, Joana Faria and Maria Caldeira, sensors from different remote platforms were simulated and their ability to estimate carbon assimilation was compared in Mediterranean grasslands undergoing different fertilization regime.
The study integrated activities related with the international network NUTNET, coordinated in Portugal by Maria Caldeira (CEF) and Miguel Bugalho (CEABN).

Link to the article:

https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/5455/2018/

Photo by Joana Faria