| Abstract |
Solar-induced fluorescence is considered a powerful technique to assess plant's activity. It could be used as an early indicator of the vegetation health status and vitality, being directly linked to primary productivity and thus to the carbon assimilation by terrestrial ecosystems. Routine observations of sun-induced fluorescence from space would advance the knowledge of biosphere dynamics and help to improve the understanding of the terrestrial part of the carbon cycle. One key goal is a future space-borne mission to assess the contribution of fluorescence of vegetation to monitoring and quantifying biospheric processes.
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