Proximal remote sensing: an essential tool for bridging the gap between high‐resolution ecosystem monitoring and global ecology

ZA Pierrat, TS Magney, WP Richardson… - New …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
A new proliferation of optical instruments that can be attached to towers over or within
ecosystems, or 'proximal'remote sensing, enables a comprehensive characterization of …

Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF): Towards a Better Understanding of Vegetation Dynamics and Carbon Uptake in Arctic-Boreal Ecosystems

R Cheng - Current Climate Change Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Terrestrial ecosystems in the Arctic-Boreal region play a crucial
role in the global carbon cycle as a carbon sink. However, rapid warming in this region …

Seasonal timing of fluorescence and photosynthetic yields at needle and canopy scales in evergreen needleleaf forests

ZA Pierrat, T Magney, A Maguire, L Brissette… - Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The seasonal timing and magnitude of photosynthesis in evergreen needleleaf forests
(ENFs) has major implications for the carbon cycle and is increasingly sensitive to changing …

Shifting equilibria in a warming boreal forest

TS Magney, ZA Pierrat - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2025 - pnas.org
The boreal forest is shifting, driven by warming temperatures, altered precipitation patterns,
and intensifying disturbances (1–3). Shifts in tree cover dynamics can be key indicators of …

Satellite-based solar-induced fluorescence tracks seasonal and elevational patterns of photosynthesis in California's Sierra Nevada mountains

L Kunik, DR Bowling, B Raczka… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Robust carbon monitoring systems are needed for land managers to assess and mitigate the
changing effects of ecosystem stress on western United States forests, where most …

Quantifying seasonal and diurnal cycles of solar‐induced fluorescence with a novel hyperspectral imager

S Ruehr, C Gerlein‐Safdi, N Falco… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solar‐induced fluorescence (SIF) is a proxy of ecosystem photosynthesis that often scales
linearly with gross primary productivity (GPP) at the canopy scale. However, the mechanistic …

Diagnosing spring onset across the North American Arctic‐boreal region using complementary satellite environmental data records

Y Kim, JS Kimball, N Parazoo, X Xu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The timing and progression of the spring thaw transition in high northern latitudes (HNL)
coincides with warmer temperatures and landscape thawing, promoting increased soil …

Near-surface remote sensing applications for a robust, climate-smart measurement, monitoring, and information system (MMIS)

BRK Runkle, M Barnes, M Dannenberg… - Carbon …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
To reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) impact, the United States government plans GHG
Measurement, Monitoring, and Information System (MMIS) activities to better quantify GHG …

Scaling Forest Ecophysiology from the Leaf to the Globe

TS Magney, ZA Pierrat, CYS Wong - Authorea Preprints, 2024 - essopenarchive.org
The ability to optically detect reflected and emitted photons from vegetation has transformed
our understanding of forest ecophysiology, enabling detailed assessments of …

[CITATA][C] Hyperspectral reflectance integrates key traits for predicting leaf metabolism

TS Magney - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There has been widespread interest in develo** trait-based models to predict
photosynthetic capacity from leaves to ecosystems (Walker et al., 2014; Xu & Trugman …