Forests ecosystems play a fundamental role in mitigating global warming and associated increasing climatic variability through the feedback of their carbon and water cycles on the global climate system, while being increasingly exposed to dieback and natural disturbances triggered by extreme climate events. The absence of a comprehensive in situ forest monitoring network, particularly in remote regions characterized by strong logistic limitations, poses challenges in tracking forest responses to climate change. Recent strides in IoT technology, satellite IoT connectivity and energy harvesting systems present promising opportunities for the development of novel devices and set-ups for field observations in forest environments. On that note, the EU-funded RemoTrees project (Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101086287) aims to design and build an innovative, autonomous in-situ monitoring system suitable for remote forest areas also under extreme physical conditions and able to provide data via satellite communication to a dedicated platform. In this framework, RemoTrees will provide observations of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) and other key variables including fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR), multispectral measurements of incident, canopy reflected and transmitted solar radiation, tree stem radial growth and motions, sap flow, soil temperature and moisture, besides air temperature and humidity below and above the forest canopy. The resulting data set will be integrated with Earth Observations for the development of use cases on the impact of climate change on forests, demonstrating its usability as a reference for remote sensing products calibration and validation as well as the interoperability and synchronization between in-situ and remote sensing systems according to GEOSS requirements.

Belelli Marchesini, L.; Vescovo, L.; Andreatta, D.; Gianelle, D. (2024). Monitoring forests in remote areas by IoT measuring systems: the RemoTrees project.. In: 2024 WMO Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation (TECO-2024): Measurements and new technologies for WMO priority initiatives, Vienna, Austria, 24-26 September 2024. handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10449/88281

Monitoring forests in remote areas by IoT measuring systems: the RemoTrees project.

Belelli Marchesini, L.
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Vescovo, L.;Andreatta, D.;Gianelle, D.
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2024-01-01

Abstract

Forests ecosystems play a fundamental role in mitigating global warming and associated increasing climatic variability through the feedback of their carbon and water cycles on the global climate system, while being increasingly exposed to dieback and natural disturbances triggered by extreme climate events. The absence of a comprehensive in situ forest monitoring network, particularly in remote regions characterized by strong logistic limitations, poses challenges in tracking forest responses to climate change. Recent strides in IoT technology, satellite IoT connectivity and energy harvesting systems present promising opportunities for the development of novel devices and set-ups for field observations in forest environments. On that note, the EU-funded RemoTrees project (Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101086287) aims to design and build an innovative, autonomous in-situ monitoring system suitable for remote forest areas also under extreme physical conditions and able to provide data via satellite communication to a dedicated platform. In this framework, RemoTrees will provide observations of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) and other key variables including fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR), multispectral measurements of incident, canopy reflected and transmitted solar radiation, tree stem radial growth and motions, sap flow, soil temperature and moisture, besides air temperature and humidity below and above the forest canopy. The resulting data set will be integrated with Earth Observations for the development of use cases on the impact of climate change on forests, demonstrating its usability as a reference for remote sensing products calibration and validation as well as the interoperability and synchronization between in-situ and remote sensing systems according to GEOSS requirements.
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Belelli Marchesini, L.; Vescovo, L.; Andreatta, D.; Gianelle, D. (2024). Monitoring forests in remote areas by IoT measuring systems: the RemoTrees project.. In: 2024 WMO Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation (TECO-2024): Measurements and new technologies for WMO priority initiatives, Vienna, Austria, 24-26 September 2024. handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10449/88281
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