FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) missionObservation fluorescence as a new remote sensing technique to study the global terrestrial vegetation state

  1. Moreno, J. 1
  2. Alonso, L. 1
  3. Delegido, J. 1
  4. Rivera, J.P. 1
  5. Ruiz-Verdú, A. 1
  6. Sabater, N. 1
  7. Tenjo, C. 1
  8. Verrelst, J. 1
  9. Vicent, J. 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Valencia, España

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Journal:
Revista de teledetección: Revista de la Asociación Española de Teledetección

ISSN: 1133-0953

Year of publication: 2014

Issue: 41

Pages: 111-119

Type: Article

DOI: 10.4995/RAET.2014.2296 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

FLEX (Fluorescence EXplorer) is a candidate for the 8th ESA’s Earth Explorer mission. Is the first space mission specifically designed for the estimation of vegetation fluorescence on a global scale. The mission is proposed to fly in tandem with the future ESA´s Sentinel-3 satellite. It is foreseen that the information obtained by Sentinel-3 will be supplemented with that provided by FLORIS (Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer) onboard FLEX. FLORIS will measure the radiance between 500 and 800 nm with a bandwidth between 0.1 nm and 2 nm, providing images with a 150 km swath and 300 m pixel size. This information will allow a detailed monitoring of vegetation dynamics, by improving the methods for the estimation of classical biophysical parameters, and by introducing a new one: fluorescence. This paper presents the current status of FLEX mission in A/B1 phase and the different ongoing studies, campaigns and projects carried out in support of the FLEX mission.

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