Remote sensing of the earth's biosphere - A tool for studies of the global atmospheric environmentRecent advances in remote sensing technology and its use for global studies of the biospheric processes are described. Special consideration is given to research related to two issues: (1) quantifying the impacts of natural vegetation and its changing patterns of occurrence on the atmospheric CO2 budget and (2) assessing wetlands (such as the swamps and marshes of Florida's Everglades) as sources of atmospheric CH4. The results include the data from NOAA-AVHRR sensors and from experiments in remote detection of plant growth rate.
Document ID
19870035193
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bartlett, David S. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Harriss, Robert C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bartlett, Karen B. (College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA, United States)