Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Forest
Understanding of the effect of climate change on ecosystems is of great importance. Policy makers in forestry in The Netherlands use information on the reliance of ecosystems to weather extremes in their forest management decisions. In this topic, you will the response of vegetation to heat and drought using solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF), remotely sensed surface temperature and multi-spectral reflectance. You will use measurements with the systems Piccolo and FLoX above the Speulderbos and Loobos in The Netherlands. You also have the possibility to use satellite data of TROMPOMI and other satellite data products of vegetation.
The objective of this study is to analyze the response forest and other land cover types to water and temperature stress and light fluctuations. This will be carried out by processing data measured with the Piccolo hyperspectral system. The Piccolo system is designed to measure solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and reflectance of trees. You will analyze data collected at the Speulderbos research station, and study how the trees adjust their properties in response to environmental conditions including light, water and temperature fluctuations. You will also use data of a similar measurement system installed over Scots Pine trees.