BOSSE: The Biodiversity Observing System Simulation Experiment for Remote Sensing

• DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-6746
• Publication Date: 2024-03-08T15:42:09Z
• Authors: Javier Pacheco-La...; Ulisse Gomarasca; Ulrich Webber; Wantong Li; Zayd Hamdi; Daniel Pabon; Daniel Loos; Martin Jung; Gregory Duveiller

Climate change and human activities jeopardize ecosystems’ biodiversity, functions, services. However, biodiversity monitoring is resource-intensive unable to provide the coverage resolution necessary understand responses these drivers. Remote sensing can contribute plant status by exploiting variability of spectral imagery acquired from space platforms. Still, several gaps must yet be solved regarding what approaches, metrics, sensors, techniques reliable maps. One main challenges generation field datasets with spatial coverages temporal resolutions determine best methods.To overcome this problem a theoretical point view, we have developed BOSSE, observing system simulation experiment. BOSSE simulates dynamic scenes in time where vegetation properties as function meteorological conditions adopt different patterns. High-spatial used quantify functional diversity traits. Moreover, simulate hyperspectral reflectance factors, sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, land surface temperature that are coherent traits meteorology. Spectral generated at resolutions, allowing us test methods estimate diversity.We approaches characterize large areas, which fundamental step prior assessing links between remote ecosystem functions. Additional analyses compared capability signals capture diversity, role resolution, seasonality those estimates. We expect solving hypotheses help would validate products.