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View article: Detection of fast-changing intra-seasonal vegetation dynamics of drylands using solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)
Detection of fast-changing intra-seasonal vegetation dynamics of drylands using solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) Open
Dryland ecosystems are the habitat supporting 2 billion people on Earth, and they strongly impact the global terrestrial carbon sink. Vegetation growth in drylands is mainly controlled by water availability with strong intra-seasonal varia…
View article: Building Greener Cities Together: Urban Afforestation Requires Multiple Skills to Address Social, Ecological, and Climate Challenges
Building Greener Cities Together: Urban Afforestation Requires Multiple Skills to Address Social, Ecological, and Climate Challenges Open
Urban afforestation is increasingly regarded as a key strategy for fostering biodiversity to restore and enhance the ecosystem services needed to counteract the effects of climate change in built-up areas. In Italy, several experimental af…
View article: Integrating Drone-Based LiDAR and Multispectral Data for Tree Monitoring
Integrating Drone-Based LiDAR and Multispectral Data for Tree Monitoring Open
Forests are critical for providing ecosystem services and contributing to human well-being, but their health and extent are threatened by climate change, requiring effective monitoring systems. Traditional field-based methods are often lab…
View article: Monitoring functional traits of complex temperate forests using Sentinel-2 data during a severe drought period
Monitoring functional traits of complex temperate forests using Sentinel-2 data during a severe drought period Open
Forest ecosystems are crucial for preserving biodiversity and providing ecosystem services. The Ticino Park is a temperate mixed forest, one of the few natural ecosystems in northern Italy, which is facing increasing natural and anthropoge…
View article: Detection of Fast-Changing Intra-seasonal Vegetation Dynamics of Drylands Using Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF)
Detection of Fast-Changing Intra-seasonal Vegetation Dynamics of Drylands Using Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) Open
Dryland ecosystems are the habitat supporting two billion people on the Earth planet and strongly impact the global terrestrial carbon sink. Vegetation growth in drylands is mainly controlled by water availability with strong intra-seasona…
View article: Evaluation of PRISMA Products Over Snow in the Alps and Antarctica
Evaluation of PRISMA Products Over Snow in the Alps and Antarctica Open
PRISMA is a hyperspectral satellite mission launched by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) in April 2019. The mission is designed to collect data at global scale for a variety of applications, including those related to the cryosphere. This st…
View article: Plant trait time series from Sentinel-2 to detect drought stress in a mid-latitude forest ecosystem
Plant trait time series from Sentinel-2 to detect drought stress in a mid-latitude forest ecosystem Open
Forest ecosystem conservation is of crucial importance for preserving biodiversity, regulating climate patterns, and providing ecosystem services essential for human well-being. The Ticino Park temperate mixed forest represents the last re…
View article: UAV-based LiDAR and Multispectral images for forest trait retrieval
UAV-based LiDAR and Multispectral images for forest trait retrieval Open
Woodlands cover 41% of the surface of the European Union and contribute to human well-being through the ecosystem services they provide. However, their extension and condition are under threat due to the impacts of climate change. Forest t…
View article: Forest traits from PRISMA spaceborne imagery
Forest traits from PRISMA spaceborne imagery Open
Forest ecosystems, spanning approximately one-third of the Earth's landmass, play a crucial role in providing essential ecosystem services. However, their extension and condition are under threat due to the impacts of climate change. While…
View article: Combined effect of algae and dust on snow spectral and broadband albedo
Combined effect of algae and dust on snow spectral and broadband albedo Open
The optical properties of snow can be strongly modified by the presence of a variety of impurities including mineral dust and snow algae. We made use of measured concentration of snow algae and mineral dust to parameterize the BioSNICAR ra…
View article: Evaluation of PRISMA products over snow in the Alps and Antarctica
Evaluation of PRISMA products over snow in the Alps and Antarctica Open
PRISMA is a hyperspectral satellite mission launched by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) in April 2019. The mission is designed to collect data at global scale for a variety of applications, including those related to the cryosphere. This st…
View article: Mapping Surface Features of an Alpine Glacier through Multispectral and Thermal Drone Surveys
Mapping Surface Features of an Alpine Glacier through Multispectral and Thermal Drone Surveys Open
Glacier surfaces are highly heterogeneous mixtures of ice, snow, light-absorbing impurities and debris material. The spatial and temporal variability of these components affects ice surface characteristics and strongly influences glacier e…
View article: Field Spectroscopy versus GPP. A test case using JB Devices at flux sites.
Field Spectroscopy versus GPP. A test case using JB Devices at flux sites. Open
Field spectroscopy is a powerful tool for understanding plant carbon uptake and for providing a link between local flux measurements and global satellite remote sensing. In fact, optical remote sensing techniques can capture valuable infor…
View article: A deep scalable neural architecture for soil properties estimation from spectral information
A deep scalable neural architecture for soil properties estimation from spectral information Open
In this paper we propose an adaptive deep neural architecture for the prediction of multiple soil characteristics from the analysis of hyperspectral signatures. The proposed method overcomes the limitations of previous methods in the state…
View article: Evaluation of the Spatial Representativeness of In Situ SIF Observations for the Validation of Medium-Resolution Satellite SIF Products
Evaluation of the Spatial Representativeness of In Situ SIF Observations for the Validation of Medium-Resolution Satellite SIF Products Open
The upcoming Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) mission will provide sun-induced fluorescence (SIF) products at unprecedented spatial resolution. Thus, accurate calibration and validation (cal/val) of these products are key to guarantee robust S…
View article: Monitoring vegetation responses to heatwaves using novel remote sensing techniques
Monitoring vegetation responses to heatwaves using novel remote sensing techniques Open
<p>The increasing frequency and amplitude of extreme climatic events may decline ecosystem productivity and disturb the global carbon cycle. Recent and upcoming advances in remote sensing technology, such as hyperspectral reflectance…
View article: Flow Velocity Variations and Surface Change of the Destabilised Plator Rock Glacier (Central Italian Alps) from Aerial Surveys
Flow Velocity Variations and Surface Change of the Destabilised Plator Rock Glacier (Central Italian Alps) from Aerial Surveys Open
Flow velocities were measured on the Plator rock glacier in the Central Italian Alps using a correlation image analysis algorithm on orthophotos acquired by drones between the years 2016 and 2020. The spatial patterns of surface creep were…
View article: Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun‐induced fluorescence and gross primary production
Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun‐induced fluorescence and gross primary production Open
Summary Sun‐induced fluorescence in the far‐red region (SIF) is increasingly used as a remote and proximal‐sensing tool capable of tracking vegetation gross primary production (GPP). However, the use of SIF to probe changes in GPP is chall…
View article: NIRVP: A robust structural proxy for sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis across scales
NIRVP: A robust structural proxy for sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis across scales Open
Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is a promising new tool for remotely estimating photosynthesis. However, the degree to which incoming solar radiation and the structure of the canopy rather than leaf physiology contribute to SIF …
View article: Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun-induced fluorescence and gross primary production. Reproducible workflow
Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun-induced fluorescence and gross primary production. Reproducible workflow Open
Dataset for manuscript entitled "Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun-induced fluorescence and gross primary production" accepted for publication in New Phytologist. The dataset was obtained for the site Majadas del Tietar, Spain…
View article: Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun-induced fluorescence and gross primary production. Reproducible workflow
Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun-induced fluorescence and gross primary production. Reproducible workflow Open
Dataset for manuscript entitled "Heatwave breaks down the linearity between sun-induced fluorescence and gross primary production" accepted for publication in New Phytologist. The dataset was obtained for the site Majadas del Tietar, Spain…
View article: The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function
The three major axes of terrestrial ecosystem function Open
The leaf economics spectrum 1,2 and the global spectrum of plant forms and functions 3 revealed fundamental axes of variation in plant traits, which represent different ecological strategies that are shaped by the evolutionary development …