Wednesday, February 4, 2015

ESA successfully tests FLEX instrument, designed to create maps of photosynthetic activity

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FLEX aims to detect abnormal peaks of florescence from space, providing warnings of stress...


The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully tested its Fluorescence Explorer mission (FLEX), which is vying for a spot on the organisation’s eight Earth Explorer satellite. The mission, which aims to create global maps of photosynthetic activity, will allow for the identification of vegetation suffering degrees of stress that simply aren’t visible to the human eye. It has the potential to significantly further our understanding of the global carbon cycle, and could have an impact on agricultural management. .. Continue Reading ESA successfully tests FLEX instrument, designed to create maps of photosynthetic activity



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