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The European Forest Institute (EFI) is accepting applications for the “Pilots of Long-Term Climate-Effective Forest Monitoring Sites: Linking Forest-Level Information and Remote Sensing” project, aimed at assessing the impacts of climate change on European forests by combining ground-based observations with remote sensing technologies.
Objectives
- Integrate forest-level information with high-resolution remote sensing data, including airborne and satellite-based hyperspectral imaging.
- Establish pilot monitoring sites linked to existing forest monitoring networks.
- Ensure spatial representativeness across Europe’s different biogeographic regions.
- Use drone- and aircraft-based proximal sensing to study tree and forest structure and function.
- Conduct leaf sampling, physiological measurements, and biochemical validation.
- Provide standardized and open-access data to the ForestWard Observatory.
Expected Outputs
- Imaging spectroscopy flights over at least two core monitoring sites in different biogeographic regions.
- Simultaneous leaf sampling and physiological measurements (pigment analysis, chlorophyll fluorescence, gas exchange, leaf water potential, reflectance indices).
- Validation and upscaling of remote sensing data with ground-based measurements.
For detailed information: https://efi.int/grants-training/grants/G-03-2025
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