Estimating Forest Functional Diversity by Remote Sensing

A research group led by Prof. ZENG Yuan from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the Remote Sensing Laboratories of University of Zurich, retrieved forest functional traits and FD from airborne LiDAR and Sentinel-2 data, and investigated forest functional diversity–productivity relationships using wall-to-wall data in a subtropical forest.

Mar 30, 2023

Global Fire Carbon Emissions Contribute to Increasing Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations: Study

A research team led by Dr. SHI Yusheng from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) quantified the impact of global fire carbon emissions on atmospheric CO₂ concentrations through atmospheric transport model simulations, combined with ground-based and satellite observations validation.

Mar 17, 2023

Satellite Successfully Monitors Power Plant CO₂ Emissions from Space

A research team led by Dr. SHI Yusheng from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a method for estimating CO₂ emissions from coal-fired power plants based on an improved Gaussian plume model and the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2/3 satellite.

Feb 24, 2023

Researchers Develop High-efficiency Mid- and Long-wave Optical Parametric Oscillator Pump Source

A study published in Scientific Reports describes a high-efficiency mid- and long-wave optical parametric oscillator pump source: Ho: YAG laser, the system achieves high-efficiency 2.1 μm laser output by scanning and optimizing the pump laser wavelength.

Feb 13, 2023

Solutions Based on Big Data and Innovation for Sustainable Development:

UN General Assembly President Visits International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

Feb 02, 2023