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Project

Acquiring extremely high resolution maps of water use efficiency of Australian forests to assess the effects of drought, species composition and stand structure (EXTREWAFOR)
Acronym
EXTREWAFOR
Code
41T01012
Duration
01 October 2013 → 30 September 2016
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Physical geography and environmental geoscience
    • Plant biology
  • Engineering and technology
    • Communications technology
    • Geomatic engineering
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Forestry sciences
Keywords
forest ecosystems UAV drought stress thermal remote sensing drone
 
Project description

In this project, we will develop new algorithms for generating very high resolution maps of evapotranspiration and net primary production and ultimately water use efficiency, based on high resolution imagery obtained with a helicopter drone. The flights will be performed over different types of Australian forests, subjected to various levels of drought stress.