Open AccessGlobal Satellite Vegetation Monitoring: Long Term Global Monitoring of Vegetation Variables Using Moderate Resolution Satellites; Missoula, Montana, 16–19 June 2009
Author(s) -
Nightingale Joanne,
Running Steven
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2009eo430007
Subject(s) - vegetation (pathology) , satellite , remote sensing , environmental science , climate change , global change , geography , meteorology , climatology , environmental resource management , oceanography , engineering , geology , pathology , aerospace engineering , medicine
The fourth global vegetation workshop illuminated critical issues related to the current status and future of satellite vegetation monitoring in the climate change and carbon‐trading era. About 120 scientists representing 12 countries attended the 3‐day workshop. Plenary talks were given by distinguished remote sensing/ecosystem scientists. John Townshend (University of Maryland) presented his views on the current challenges in global remote sensing. Richard Waring (Oregon State University) offered new ecological insights to improve predictions of terrestrial carbon balances from satellite data sets. Compton Tucker (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) gave a synopsis of land observations, climate data gaps, and essential climate variables for global vegetation monitoring.