«Satellites map photosynthesis at high resolution: Precise measurement of the solar -
induced chlorophyll fluorescence enables scientists to quantify gross primary production.»
The polarization characteristics of the water leaving radiance can provide information on bio-optical properties and composition of coastal water and can be used as well as a tool for the separation of
chlorophyll fluorescence from elastic reflectance spectra.
«Most instruments used for
chlorophyll fluorescence imaging are only suitable for laboratory use, but we want to develop a system that can monitor crop health in a field or greenhouse,» said Haifeng Li, a member of the research group.
Lead author Nigel D'Souza, then a postdoctoral researcher at Lamont, discovered the phytoplankton response to oil seeps while on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico
monitoring chlorophyll fluorescence — energy that is emitted as light by compounds inside phytoplankton cells used for photosynthesis.
Niyogi grew Chlamydomonas mutants in low light and then
videotaped chlorophyll fluorescence during a few minutes of illumination with high light, singling out mutants that didn't respond normally.
The scientists were able to compile multiple lines of evidence
through chlorophyll fluorescence, water sampling and satellite images that all supported the idea that phytoplankton were benefitting from something connected with the seeps, even though the seeps were thousands of feet below.
After a cold and high light stress, thale - cress plants (wild - type and soq1) display
less chlorophyll fluorescence, equivalent to more energy dissipation.
The researchers compared GOSAT short - wave infrared Fourier transform spectrometer data collected between 2009 and 2013 with water level data from Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment observations to approximate drought and used satellite measurements of solar - induced
chlorophyll fluorescence as a proxy for vegetation levels.
They used data of the NASA satellite «OCO - 2» (Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2) to map the so - called solar -
induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) at a much higher spatial resolution than possible from any other space instrument.
Gilerson, A., J. Zhou, M. Oo, J. Chowdhary, B.M. Gross, F. Moshary, and S. Ahmed, 2006: Retrieval of
chlorophyll fluorescence from reflectance spectra through polarization discrimination: Modeling and experiments.
The image shows the monthly solar - induced
chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF), produced from other space instruments.
Launched in 2014, OCO - 2 has shown the potential of
chlorophyll fluorescence to help Earth scientists understand global fluxes of carbon dioxide in a warming world.
«Precise measurement of the solar - induced
chlorophyll fluorescence, derived from OCO - 2 — but also from follow - on missions such as the European Sentinel - 5P, which will be launched coincidentally now on October 13th — enables scientists to quantify gross primary production and its contribution to the global carbon cycle,» says Guanter.
Chlorophyll fluorescence, antioxidant capacity, phenolic concentration, and flavonoid concentration were also measured in the study.
OCO - 2 advances photosynthesis observation from space via solar - induced
chlorophyll fluorescence.
I've never seen plants light up, but «Solar - induced
chlorophyll fluorescence» can be detected by scientists on the ground with spectrometers.
The average of five years (07 - 11) for (a)
chlorophyll fluorescence observed from space, (b) modelled chlorophyll fluorescence, (c) modelled photosynthesis, (d) photosynthesis from upscaled data - based product.
In this work we implemented
a chlorophyll fluorescence model developed at leaf scale to a global vegetation model JSBACH and we evaluated the model performance in terms of photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence.
Additionally we compared the skill of
chlorophyll fluorescence to commonly used vegetation index, fraction of photosynthetically active radiation that is more connected with the amount of green biomass than directly with photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll fluorescence takes place in the plant leaves simultaneously with photosynthesis, therefore a direct link between the two exists and chlorophyll fluorescence can be used to track photosynthesis.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute implemented
the chlorophyll fluorescence model into a global vegetation model in collaboration with researchers from the Max Planck Institute.
Comparison at the CO2 flux sites revealed the capability of
the chlorophyll fluorescence to track photosynthesis and possibilities for data assimilation applications.
Although ocean acidification and eutrophication states had an impact on physiological performance,
chlorophyll fluorescence was not affected by those conditions.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute implemented
the chlorophyll fluorescence model into a global vegetation model in collaboration with researchers from the Max Planck Institute.
Additionally we compared the skill of
chlorophyll fluorescence to commonly used vegetation index, fraction of photosynthetically active radiation that is more connected with the amount of green biomass than directly with photosynthesis.
In this work we implemented
a chlorophyll fluorescence model developed at leaf scale to a global vegetation model JSBACH and we evaluated the model performance in terms of photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence.
The average of five years (07 - 11) for (a)
chlorophyll fluorescence observed from space, (b) modelled chlorophyll fluorescence, (c) modelled photosynthesis, (d) photosynthesis from upscaled data - based product.
Chlorophyll fluorescence takes place in the plant leaves simultaneously with photosynthesis, therefore a direct link between the two exists and chlorophyll fluorescence can be used to track photosynthesis.
Comparison at the CO2 flux sites revealed the capability of
the chlorophyll fluorescence to track photosynthesis and possibilities for data assimilation applications.
For almost 50 days, the sensors measured carbon dioxide and oxygen levels, temperature, salinity, and
chlorophyll a fluorescence, which helps reveal biological production.