Remote Sensing of Fluorescence, Photosynthesis and Vegetation Status

Programme

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Presentations

DAY 1 - 17 January 2017
	Introduction
9:30am - 9:50am	Welcome J. Aschbacher, Director Earth Observation (ESA)
9:50am - 10:10am	Sentinel-2 Mission Overview B. Hoersch, Sentinel-2 MIssion Manager (ESA)
10:10am - 10:30am	Sentinel-3 Mission Overview S. Mecklenburg, Sentinel-3 Mission Manager (ESA)
10:30am - 10:50am	FLEX Mission Overview A. Elfving, FLEX Project Manager (ESA)
10:50am - 11:20am	Coffee Break
11:20am - 11:50am	Keynote: Tandem mission concept Flex/S3 and synergistic use of data Jose Moreno
	Session 1 - Synergistic exploitation of measurements from instruments on the FLEX, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel- 3 missions Chairs: M. Drusch and R. Bock
11:50am - 12:50am	Comparison of Algorithm and Products from Sentinel 3 SYN and Proba-V : Creation of an Alternative Branch and Lessons for the Future Synergistic Exploitation of FLEX and S3 SYN Henocq, Claire Consistent Remote Sensing Land Surface Products from the JRC-TIP Kaminski, Thomas Combining at-Sensor Radiances, MCMC, and Coupled Radiative Transfer Models to Advance the Retrieval of Biochemical and Functional Vegetation Traits Garbari, Silvia
12:50pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Keynote: Surface reflectance from satellites for climate modeling and vegetation science: requirements and lessons learned from ESA missions North, P.
	Session 2 - Atmospheric correction, cloud screening, and retrieval of surface reflectance and fluorescence retrieval Chairs: P. Goryl and P. North
2:30pm - 3:10pm	Atmospheric Effects on Fluorescence Retrieval at Different Scales: Proximal Sensing, Airborne and Satellite Sabater, Neus Impact of Aerosol Optical Properties and Aerosol Vertical Distribution into FLEX Top-of-Atmosphere Radiances and their Compensation with Parametric Approximations Vicent, Jorge
3:10pm - 3:40pm	Coffee Break
	Session 2 – Atmospheric correction cloud screening and retrieval of surface reflectance anf fluorescence retrieval (cont’d) Chairs: P. Goryl and P. North
3:40pm - 5:20pm	Joint Retrieval Of Surface Reflectance And Aerosol Properties: Application To Proba-V Observations Luffarelli, Marta The OLCI Straylight Correction Algorithm : First Results and Lessons Learnt for FLEX Clerc, Sebastien Impact of Instrument Characterization in the Retrieval of SIF: HyPlant Case Study Alonso, Luis Updates on Fluorescence Retrieval Algorithm Based on Spectral Fitting Approach and Results on High-Resolution Radiance Observations Cogliati, Sergio
3:40pm - 5:20pm	New Methods for Retrieval of Chlorophyll Red Fluorescence from Hyper-Spectral Satellite Instruments Joiner, Joanna
5:20pm - 5:50pm	Discussion
5:50pm - 7:30pm	POSTER SESSION

DAY 2 - 18 January 2017
9:30am - 10:00am	Keynote: Imaging and Understanding the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Sun-Induced Fluorescence Using the Airborne Demonstrator HyPlant Rascher, Uwe
	Session 3 - Exploitation of fluorescence and biophysical products across scales and biomes Chairs: M. Bouvet and J. Moreno
10:00am - 10:40am	Solar Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence from the Leaf Through the Global Scale Frankenberg, Christian Sun Induced Fluorescence: A Bottom-Up Approach in Chlorophyll-Deficient and Green Soybean Cendrero-Mateo, MaPi
10:40am - 11:10am	Coffee Break
	Session 3 - Exploitation of fluorescence and biophysical products across scales and biomes (cont'd) Chairs: M. Bouvet and J. Moreno
11:10am - 12:30pm	Measuring the Diurnal Cycle of Solar Induced Fluorescence at a Savanna Woodland Site in Northern Australia using a UAV Mounted Spectroradiometer Maier, Stefan Walter NIRv: A new reflectance index useful for interpreting SIF Berry, Joseph Andrew PRI of a European Boreal Forest Mõttus, Matti Testing the Potential of Sentinel-3 in the Generation of Daily ET Estimates at ~1 km Resolution over Wetland Ecosystems Barrios, José Miguel
12:30pm - 1:00pm	Discussion
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Keynote: Advances from FLuorescence EXplorer (FLEX) Science Studies and Recommendations for Future Research Mohammed, Gina
	Session 4 - Vegetation photosynthetic efficiency, higher level products, and applications Chairs: B. Koetz and M. Moettus
2:30pm - 3:10pm	HyPlant Images to Investigate the Capability of FLEX and Sentinels to Monitor a Mixed Forest Ecosystem Tagliabue, Giulia Semi-Arid Ecosystem Monitoring: A New Perspective with Sun-Induced Fluorescence and Sentinel Observations Rossini, Micol
	Session 4 - Vegetation photosynthetic efficiency, higher level products, and applications (cont'd) Chairs: B. Koetz and M. Moettus
3:40pm - 5:00pm	Combined Observations of Red and Far-red Fluorescence to Disentangle the Impact of Different Environmental Stress Effects on Plant Photosynthesis Damm, Alexander Daily and Seasonal Photosynthetic and Fluorescence Efficiencies for a Cornfield Middleton, Elizabeth M. Plant Functional Traits and Canopy Structure Control on the Relationship between Photosynthetic CO2 Uptake and Far-Red Sun-Induced Fluorescence in a Mediterranean Grassland Under Different Nutrient Availability Migliavacca, Mirco Using Satellite Fluorescence to Estimate Vegetation Stress and Global Transpiration Maes, Wouter
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Discussion

DAY 3 - 19 January 2017
9:30am - 10:00am	Keynote: Using SIF to Infer Global Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) in a Carbon Cycle Data Assimilation System Scholze, Marko
	Session 5 - Models and data assimilation approaches combining fluorescence and multiple vegetation data Chairs: M. Drusch and T. Kaminski
10:00am - 10:40am	A Global Land Data Assimilation System for Sequential Assimilation of Vegetation Products Calvet, Jean-Christophe Speeding up the Simulation of Vegetation Fluorescence Through Emulation: Practical Applications for FLEX Data Processing Verrelst, Jochem
10:40am - 11:10am	Coffee Break
	Session 5 - Models and data assimilation approaches combining fluorescence and multiple vegetation data (cont'd) Chairs: M. Drusch and T. Kaminski
11:10am - 12:30pm	Photosynthesis Simulations from the ISBA Model and Comparison with Fluorescence Observations at the European Scale Leroux, Delphine Global Relationships Between Microwave Satellite Vegetation Products, Gross Primary Production, and Solar-Induced Fluorescence Teubner, Irene E. An intercomparison of SIF vs EO-based vegetation parameters at global scale: what else can we learn about photosynthesis in the temporal dimension? Walther, Sophia Using the SCOPE Model to Retrieve Photosynthesis from Reflectance and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Van der Tol, Christiaan
12:30pm - 1:00pm	Discussion
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Keynote: Validation Approach for Land Products Gascon, F.
	Session 6 - Product validation, verification and uncertainty analysis Chairs: D. Schuettemeyer and A. Mac Arthur
2:30pm - 3:10pm	Ground Measurements of Sun-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence in the Context of FLEX Mission Colombo, Roberto Estimating Uncertainties from Ground-based Measurements of FAPAR: A 3D Modeling Approach Adams, Jennifer Susan
3:10pm - 3:40pm	Coffee Break
	Session 6 - Product validation, verification and uncertainty analysis (cont'd) Chairs: D. Schuettemeyer and A. Mac Arthur
3:40pm - 4:40pm	Tracking Forest Canopy Stress from an Automated Proximal Hyperspectral Monitoring System Woodgate, William FloX: A System for Automatic Long Term Measurements of Top of Canopy Sun Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Julitta, Tommaso PhotoSpec - Ground-based Remote Sensing of Red and Far-Red Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Grossmann, Katja
4:40pm - 5:30pm	Discussion/Conclusion