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@ARTICLE{Vargas:885477,
author = {Vargas, Juan Quirós and Bendig, Juliane and Mac Arthur,
Alasdair and Burkart, Andreas and Julitta, Tommaso and
Maseyk, Kadmiel and Thomas, Rick and Siegmann, Bastian and
Rossini, Micol and Celesti, Marco and Schüttemeyer, Dirk
and Kraska, Thorsten and Muller, Onno and Rascher, Uwe},
title = {{U}nmanned {A}erial {S}ystems ({UAS})-{B}ased {M}ethods for
{S}olar {I}nduced {C}hlorophyll {F}luorescence ({SIF})
{R}etrieval with {N}on-{I}maging {S}pectrometers: {S}tate of
the {A}rt},
journal = {Remote sensing},
volume = {12},
number = {10},
issn = {2072-4292},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {FZJ-2020-03860},
pages = {1624 -},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Chlorophyll fluorescence (ChlF) information offers a deep
insight into the plant physiological status by reason of the
close relationship it has with the photosynthetic activity.
The unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-based assessment of solar
induced ChlF (SIF) using non-imaging spectrometers and
radiance-based retrieval methods, has the potential to
provide spatio-temporal photosynthetic performance
information at field scale. The objective of this manuscript
is to report the main advances in the development of
UAS-based methods for SIF retrieval with non-imaging
spectrometers through the latest scientific contributions,
some of which are being developed within the frame of the
Training on Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Modelling (TRuStEE)
program. Investigations from the Universities of Edinburgh
(School of Geosciences) and Tasmania (School of Technology,
Environments and Design) are first presented, both sharing
the principle of the spectroradiometer optical path
bifurcation throughout, the so called ‘Piccolo-Doppio’
and ‘AirSIF’ systems, respectively. Furthermore, JB
Hyperspectral Devices’ ongoing investigations towards the
closest possible characterization of the atmospheric
interference suffered by orbital platforms are outlined. The
latest approach focuses on the observation of one single
ground point across a multiple-kilometer atmosphere vertical
column using the high altitude UAS named as AirFloX, mounted
on a specifically designed and manufactured fixed wing
platform: ‘FloXPlane’. We present technical details and
preliminary results obtained from each instrument, a summary
of their main characteristics, and finally the remaining
challenges and open research questions are addressed. On the
basis of the presented findings, the consensus is that SIF
can be retrieved from low altitude spectroscopy. However,
the UAS-based methods for SIF retrieval still present
uncertainties associated with the current sensor
characteristics and the spatio-temporal mismatching between
aerial and ground measurements, which complicate robust
validations. Complementary studies regarding the
standardization of calibration methods and the
characterization of spectroradiometers and data processing
workflows are also required. Moreover, other open research
questions such as those related to the implementation of
atmospheric correction, bidirectional reflectance
distribution function (BRDF) correction, and accurate
surface elevation models remain to be addressed},
cin = {IBG-2},
ddc = {620},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118},
pnm = {582 - Plant Science (POF3-582)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-582},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000543394800091},
doi = {10.3390/rs12101624},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/885477},
}