FLuorescence EXplorer Campaign in USA

The Campaign

The FLuorescence EXplorer Campaign in USA (FLEX-US) was a joint field investigation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. The primary objective of the campaign was to collect observations of sun-induced fluorescence, hyperspectral reflectance, surface temperature, and canopy structure to support the ESA FLEX satellite mission. It consisted of one deployment from September to October 2013 over forested regions in North Carolina. The NASA B-200 aircraft was equipped with the HyPlant imaging spectrometer and the Goddard’s Lidar, Hyperspectral, and Thermal (G-LiHT) sensor package to collect hyperspectral imagery and map canopy structure over field sites at the Duke Forest and the Parker Tract Loblolly Pine Plantation. Additional ground measurements were collected using eddy covariance flux towers and spectrometers, as well as laboratory measurements of leaf samples collected from field sites.

Alias: FLEX-US Airborne

Additional Notes

Repositories

• data center outside NASA