A First-of-a-Kind Global Map of Land Plant Fluorescence (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A First-of-a-Kind Global Map of Land Plant Fluorescence

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A first-of-a-kind global map of land plant fluorescence shows stronger photosynthetic activity in the Northern Hemisphere in July when light and temperature conditions were most conducive to plant growth, and the reverse in December. The maps are based on data from a spectrometer aboard the Japanese satellite GOSAT.

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