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Thermal Remote Sensing and the Thermodynamics of Ecosystem DevelopmentThermal remote sensing can provide environmental measuring tools with capabilities for measuring ecosystem development and integrity. Recent advances in applying principles of nonequilibrium thermodynamics to ecology provide fundamental insights into energy partitioning in ecosystems. Ecosystems are nonequilibrium systems, open to material and energy flows, which grow and develop structures and processes to increase energy degradation. More developed terrestrial ecosystems will be more effective at dissipating the solar gradient (degrading its energy content). This can be measured by the effective surface temperature of the ecosystem on a landscape scale.
Document ID
20000074114
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Luvall, Jeffrey C.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Kay, James J.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Fraser, Roydon F.
(Waterloo Univ. Ontario Canada)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Workshop on Advances in Energy Studies
Location: Porto Venere
Country: Italy
Start Date: May 20, 2000
End Date: May 29, 2000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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