Remote Sensing and the Carbon Cycle
5th May, 2010 – 5th May, 2010
Conference on Remote Sensing and the Carbon Cycle
On 5th May 2010 RSPSoc hosted a one-day conference covering the remote sensing, measuring, mapping and monitoring of Carbon in terrestrial, marine and atmospheric settings.
This conference brought together research covering a broad range of topics relating to the Carbon Cycle.
This event was held in conjunction with the RSPSoc Annual Lecture and Conversazione (evening of 5 May), detail of which can be found HERE.
Event flyer:
The official flyer for these events can be downloaded here [PDF]
Outline Programme:
PDF format short papers can be downloaded (where available) by clicking on the presentation title
09.20- 10.00 – Registration
10.00 – Welcome
10.15 – The MODIS NPP (Net Primary Productivity) Product – Concept, Definition and Validation. Arthur P. Cracknell, Emeritus Professor, University of Dundee
10.40 – Biomass Burning Carbon Emissions Estimation via Satellite-Derived Fire Radiative Power Observations. Professor Martin Wooster et al., Environmental Monitoring and Modelling Research Group, Department of Geography, King’s College London
11.15 – Refreshments
11.45 – Introduction of the PHenology And Vegetation Earth Observation Service (PHAVEOS). Thomas Lankester, Jadunandan Dash, Frédéric Baret and Steven Hubbard, Infoterra Ltd
12.10 – Assessing the Extent and Severity of Erosion on the Upland Organic Soils of Scotland using Earth Observation and Object Orientated Classification Methods. Mark Jarman (Environment Systems Ltd)
12.35 – Modelling the distribution of organic carbon stocks in floodplain soils with VHR remote sensing data and additional geoinformation Suchenwirth, Leonhard, Förster, Michael and Kleinschmit, Birgit, (TU Berlin), Institute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Department of Geoinformation Processing
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – Exploring possibilities to map the carbon cycle across northern coniferous forest landscapes using data from MODIS. Lars Eklundh, Pontus Olofsson, Per Schubert and Anna Maria Jönsson, Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Lund University, Lund Sweden and Department of Geography & Environment, Boston University, Boston, USA
14.25 – Testing hyperspectral remote sensing monitoring techniques for geological CO2 storage at natural seeps. Luke Bateson, Jonathan Pearce and Claire Fleming, British Geological Survey
14:50 – Biomass Estimation using Texture Measurements of Dual Polarization SAR Data. Md. Latifur Rahman Sarker and Prof. Janet Nichol, Dept. of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
15.15 – Combining EO data and models to quantify global carbon fluxes. Professor Shaun Quegan (NERC Centre for Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics) and Dr Nick Hardman-Mountford (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
15:45 – Questions & discussion
16.00– Tea/coffee/refreshments
Posters:
Measuring the degradation of Peat Swamp Forests in Central Kalimantan using PALSAR radar data. Matt Waldram, Kevin Tansey and Sue Page, Department of Geography, University of Leicester.
NERC Earth Observation Data Acquisition & Analysis Service (NEODAAS) support of Carbon Cycle Research. Ana Prieto-Blanco and Steve B. Groom, Remote Sensing Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
Study of Carbonaceous Emissions from Australian Biomass Burning using Ground-based DOAS and FTIR Spectroscopy. Tattaris, M., Wooster, M., Smith, T. and Pauguam R.Geography Department, King’s College London.
The Salford Advanced Laser Canopy Analyser (SALCA): A multispectral full waveform LiDAR for improved vegetation characterisation. Gaulton, R., Danson, F.M., Pearson, G., Lewis, P.E. and Disney, M. Centre for Environmental Systems Research, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford.
Measuring carbonaceous trace gasses using Open-Path FTIR spectroscopy: Experimental accuracy evaluation for concentrations appropriate to ambient and highly polluted plumes. Thomas Smith, Martin Wooster and Maria Tattaris, R.Geography Department, King’s College London.
Investigation of Radar Backscatter Responses to Carbon for Glen Affric Radar Project. Chue Poh Tan, Dr. Iain Woodhouse, Dr. Shane Cloude, Juan Suarez, Dr. Colin Edwards and Dr. Mike Perks, Edinburgh University
WINNER OF THE ITT BEST POSTER PRESENTATION PRIZE
Initial CO2 and CH4 Retrievals From GOSAT: Comparisons To Model And Ground-Based Data. Parker, R., Boesch, H., Cogan, A., Palmer, P., Feng, L., Fraser, A., Crisp, D. and O’Dell, C., University of Leicester
Integration of PS-InSAR and GPS for monitoring seasonal and long-term peatland surface fluctuations. Zhou, Z., Waldron, S., Li, Z., Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
Events Following the Conference:
16:15 – NERC EO Technology Cluster kick-off event
17:15 – Wine Reception / tour of the Geological Society
18:00 – RSPSoc Annual Lecture: Professor Philippe Ciais, LSCE, France.
19.00 – Conversazione / hot buffet dinner
21.00 – Close
Information:
- For more information on this meeting, please contact the RSPSoc office (
; Tel: +44 (0)115 951 5435; Fax: +44 (0)115 951 5249).
Location: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG
Contact: Carolina Hernandez Sanchez,
Conference co-ordinator
