THEMS: an automated thermal and hyperspectral proximal sensing system for canopy reflectance, radiance and temperature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Earth Observation 'EO' remote sensing technology development enables original insights into vegetation function and health at ever finer temporal, spectral and spatial resolution. Research sites equipped with monitoring infrastructure such as flux towers operate at a key bridging scale between satellite platform measurements and on-the-ground leaf-level processes.

Results

This paper presents the technical details of the design and operation of a proximal observation system 'THEMS' that generates unattended long-term high quality thermal and hyperspectral images of a forest canopy on a short (sub-daily) timescale. The primary purpose of the system is to measure canopy temperature, spectral reflectance and radiance coincident with a highly instrumented flux tower si

SUBMITTER: Woodgate W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395347 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature