AGU24 is the world's largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, bringing together over 25,000 attendees to share research and foster collaborations. This year’s event, focuses on advancing science and addressing climate change with a theme of "What’s Next for Science."
NODES YSSP summer student Benjamin Goffin will be presenting his work on "Agricultural monitoring from the International Space Station: linking ECOSTRESS at different overpass times to actual field conditions".
With climate change increasing weather extremes and water scarcity, monitoring crop-water stress over time and space has become crucial. The ECOSTRESS mission, launched in 2018, provides high-resolution data on crop-water dynamics through the Evaporative Stress Index (ESI), which varies depending on the time of day observations are made. This study examines the accuracy of these ESI snapshots in capturing real crop conditions, revealing insights into ECOSTRESS’s strengths and limitations for agricultural monitoring.
Using crop mapping from the WorldCereal dataset and a multivariate regression model, the research explores the relationship between ESI and environmental drivers. The findings offer guidance for future thermal infrared sensors in supporting agricultural resilience.
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