Remote sensing data for studying impacts on vegetation productivity and dynamics

Beskrivning

Monitoring the productivity and dynamics of vegetation provides a means of assessing ecosystem impacts resulting from climatic trends or sudden natural or human-induced disturbances. Opportunities to assess these impacts are improving with the release of new datasets based on high-resolution satellite
sensor data, and recent advances in processing methodologies. Trends in vegetation dynamics, observed with the novel Plant Phenology Index (PPI), show an increase in European vegetation productivity since 2000, albeit with a strong shift in the start of the growing season in N. Europe, and an increasing sensitivity to drought in some parts of Europe. For local monitoring, the newly developed Copernicus High-Resolution Vegetation Phenology and Productivity dataset (HR-VPP) presents an opportunity to monitor the timing and productivity of vegetation at fine spatial detail across Europe, and linking these key vegetation properties to management of croplands, forests and natural ecosystems. Integrated with
detailed field measurements, the information helps mapping and monitoring plant uptake of CO2 to help assessing impacts of vegetation changes on the carbon cycle. Analysis-ready data from remote sensing instruments, distributed by national and international agencies and infrastructures, help researchers
elucidate recent trends and mechanisms related to global change.

Period	2022 maj 17
Evenemangstitel	Swedish Climate Symposium 2022
Typ av evenemang	Konferens
Plats	Norrköping, SverigeVisa på karta