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A new NASA-led study has found that\u00a0how\u00a0rain falls in a given year is nearly as important to the world\u2019s vegetation as\u00a0how much. Reporting Dec. 11 in Nature, the researchers showed that even in years with similar rainfall totals, plants fared differently when that water came in fewer, bigger bursts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In years with less frequent but more concentrated rainfall, plants in drier environments like the U.S. Southwest were more likely to thrive<\/a>. In humid ecosystems like the Central American rainforest, vegetation tended to fare worse, possibly because it could not tolerate the longer dry spells.<\/p>\nScientists have previously estimated that almost half of the world\u2019s vegetation is driven primarily by how much rain falls in a year. Less well understood is the role of day-to-day variability, said lead author Andrew Feldman, a hydrologist and ecosystem scientist at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Shifting precipitation patterns<\/a> are producing stronger rainstorms \u2014 with longer dry spells in between \u2014 compared to a century ago.<\/p>\n\u201cYou can think of it like this: if you have a house plant, what happens if you give it a full pitcher of water on Sunday versus a third of a pitcher on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday?\u201d said Feldman. Scale that to the size of the U.S. Corn Belt or a rainforest and the answer could have implications for crop yields and ultimately how much carbon dioxide plants remove from the atmosphere.<\/p>\nBlooms in Desert<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe team, including researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and multiple universities, analyzed two decades of field and satellite observations, spanning millions of square miles. Their study area encompassed diverse landscapes from Siberia to the southern tip of Patagonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\nYellow wildflowers and orange poppies carpet the desert following a wet winter for the Antelope Valley in California.<\/div>\nNASA\/Jim Ross<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThey found that plants across 42% of Earth\u2019s vegetated land surface were sensitive to daily rainfall variability. Of those, a little over half fared better \u2014 often showing increased growth \u2014 in years with fewer but more intense wet days. These include croplands as well as drier landscapes like grasslands and deserts.<\/p>\nIn contrast, broadleaf (e.g., oak, maple, and beech) forests and rainforests in lower and middle latitudes tended to fare worse under those conditions. The effect was especially pronounced in Indo-Pacific rainforests, including in the Philippines and Indonesia.<\/p>\nStatistically, daily rainfall variability was nearly as important as annual rainfall totals in driving growth worldwide.<\/p>\nRed Light, Green Light<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe new study relied primarily on a suite of NASA missions and datasets, including the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG<\/a>) algorithm, which provides rain and snowfall rates for most of the planet every 30 minutes using a network of international satellites.<\/p>\nTo gauge plant response day to day, the researchers calculated how green an area appeared in satellite imagery. \u201cGreenness\u201d<\/a>, also known asthe Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, is commonly used to estimate vegetation density and health. They also tracked a faint reddish light that plants emit during photosynthesis, when a plant absorbs sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food, its chlorophyll \u201cleaks\u201d unused photons. This faint light is called solar-induced fluorescence<\/a>, and it\u2019s a telltale sign of flourishing vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\nGrowing plants emit a form of light detectable by NASA satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. Parts of North America appear to glimmer in this visualization, depicting an average year. Gray indicates regions with little or no fluorescence; red, pink, and white indicate high fluorescence.<\/div>\nNASA Scientific Visualization Studio<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNot visible bythe naked eye, plant fluorescence can be detected by instruments aboard satellites such as NASA\u2019s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2<\/a>). Launched in 2014, OCO-2 has observed the U.S. Midwest fluorescing strongly<\/a> during the growing season.<\/p>\nFeldman said the findings highlight the vital role that plants play in moving carbon around Earth \u2014\u00a0a process called the carbon cycle. Vegetation, including crops, forests, and grasslands, forms a vast carbon \u201csink,\u201d absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\u201cA finer understanding of how plants thrive or decline day to day, storm by storm, could help us better understand their role in that critical cycle,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\nThe study also included researchers from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Stanford University, Columbia University, Indiana University, and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\nBy <\/strong>Sally Younger<\/strong><\/a>NASA\u2019s Earth Science News Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDetails<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLast Updated<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDec 11, 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRelated Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nClimate Change<\/a><\/li>\nEarth<\/a><\/li>\nGlobal Precipitation Measurement (GPM)<\/a><\/li>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\nJet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\nWater on Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExplore More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n6 min read<\/div>\n\nFound: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nScientists Share Early Results from NASA\u2019s Solar Eclipse Experiments\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 day ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n8 min read<\/div>\n\nNASA\u2019s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nKeep Exploring<\/div>\nDiscover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nYour home. 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And the one planet that NASA studies more than any other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Change<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA is a global leader in studying Earth\u2019s changing climate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth Science in Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA\u2019s unique vantage point helps us inform solutions to enhance decision-making, improve livelihoods, and protect our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Earth Science<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPowered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nGet The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earth\u2019s rainy days are changing: They\u2019re becoming less frequent, but more intense. 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Scientists have previously estimated that almost half of the world\u2019s vegetation is driven primarily by how much rain falls in a year. Less well understood is the role of day-to-day variability, said lead author Andrew Feldman, a hydrologist and ecosystem scientist at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Shifting precipitation patterns<\/a> are producing stronger rainstorms \u2014 with longer dry spells in between \u2014 compared to a century ago.<\/p>\n\u201cYou can think of it like this: if you have a house plant, what happens if you give it a full pitcher of water on Sunday versus a third of a pitcher on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday?\u201d said Feldman. Scale that to the size of the U.S. Corn Belt or a rainforest and the answer could have implications for crop yields and ultimately how much carbon dioxide plants remove from the atmosphere.<\/p>\nBlooms in Desert<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe team, including researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and multiple universities, analyzed two decades of field and satellite observations, spanning millions of square miles. Their study area encompassed diverse landscapes from Siberia to the southern tip of Patagonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\nYellow wildflowers and orange poppies carpet the desert following a wet winter for the Antelope Valley in California.<\/div>\nNASA\/Jim Ross<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThey found that plants across 42% of Earth\u2019s vegetated land surface were sensitive to daily rainfall variability. Of those, a little over half fared better \u2014 often showing increased growth \u2014 in years with fewer but more intense wet days. These include croplands as well as drier landscapes like grasslands and deserts.<\/p>\nIn contrast, broadleaf (e.g., oak, maple, and beech) forests and rainforests in lower and middle latitudes tended to fare worse under those conditions. The effect was especially pronounced in Indo-Pacific rainforests, including in the Philippines and Indonesia.<\/p>\nStatistically, daily rainfall variability was nearly as important as annual rainfall totals in driving growth worldwide.<\/p>\nRed Light, Green Light<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe new study relied primarily on a suite of NASA missions and datasets, including the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG<\/a>) algorithm, which provides rain and snowfall rates for most of the planet every 30 minutes using a network of international satellites.<\/p>\nTo gauge plant response day to day, the researchers calculated how green an area appeared in satellite imagery. \u201cGreenness\u201d<\/a>, also known asthe Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, is commonly used to estimate vegetation density and health. They also tracked a faint reddish light that plants emit during photosynthesis, when a plant absorbs sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food, its chlorophyll \u201cleaks\u201d unused photons. This faint light is called solar-induced fluorescence<\/a>, and it\u2019s a telltale sign of flourishing vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\nGrowing plants emit a form of light detectable by NASA satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. Parts of North America appear to glimmer in this visualization, depicting an average year. Gray indicates regions with little or no fluorescence; red, pink, and white indicate high fluorescence.<\/div>\nNASA Scientific Visualization Studio<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNot visible bythe naked eye, plant fluorescence can be detected by instruments aboard satellites such as NASA\u2019s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2<\/a>). Launched in 2014, OCO-2 has observed the U.S. Midwest fluorescing strongly<\/a> during the growing season.<\/p>\nFeldman said the findings highlight the vital role that plants play in moving carbon around Earth \u2014\u00a0a process called the carbon cycle. Vegetation, including crops, forests, and grasslands, forms a vast carbon \u201csink,\u201d absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\u201cA finer understanding of how plants thrive or decline day to day, storm by storm, could help us better understand their role in that critical cycle,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\nThe study also included researchers from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Stanford University, Columbia University, Indiana University, and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\nBy <\/strong>Sally Younger<\/strong><\/a>NASA\u2019s Earth Science News Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDetails<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLast Updated<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDec 11, 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRelated Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nClimate Change<\/a><\/li>\nEarth<\/a><\/li>\nGlobal Precipitation Measurement (GPM)<\/a><\/li>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\nJet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\nWater on Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExplore More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n6 min read<\/div>\n\nFound: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nScientists Share Early Results from NASA\u2019s Solar Eclipse Experiments\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 day ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n8 min read<\/div>\n\nNASA\u2019s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nKeep Exploring<\/div>\nDiscover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nYour home. Our Mission. And the one planet that NASA studies more than any other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Change<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA is a global leader in studying Earth\u2019s changing climate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth Science in Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA\u2019s unique vantage point helps us inform solutions to enhance decision-making, improve livelihoods, and protect our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Earth Science<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPowered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nGet The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earth\u2019s rainy days are changing: They\u2019re becoming less frequent, but more intense. Vegetation is responding. Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Spread the love<\/div>
\u201cYou can think of it like this: if you have a house plant, what happens if you give it a full pitcher of water on Sunday versus a third of a pitcher on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday?\u201d said Feldman. Scale that to the size of the U.S. Corn Belt or a rainforest and the answer could have implications for crop yields and ultimately how much carbon dioxide plants remove from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
The team, including researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and multiple universities, analyzed two decades of field and satellite observations, spanning millions of square miles. Their study area encompassed diverse landscapes from Siberia to the southern tip of Patagonia.<\/p>\n
They found that plants across 42% of Earth\u2019s vegetated land surface were sensitive to daily rainfall variability. Of those, a little over half fared better \u2014 often showing increased growth \u2014 in years with fewer but more intense wet days. These include croplands as well as drier landscapes like grasslands and deserts.<\/p>\n
In contrast, broadleaf (e.g., oak, maple, and beech) forests and rainforests in lower and middle latitudes tended to fare worse under those conditions. The effect was especially pronounced in Indo-Pacific rainforests, including in the Philippines and Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Statistically, daily rainfall variability was nearly as important as annual rainfall totals in driving growth worldwide.<\/p>\n
The new study relied primarily on a suite of NASA missions and datasets, including the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG<\/a>) algorithm, which provides rain and snowfall rates for most of the planet every 30 minutes using a network of international satellites.<\/p>\nTo gauge plant response day to day, the researchers calculated how green an area appeared in satellite imagery. \u201cGreenness\u201d<\/a>, also known asthe Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, is commonly used to estimate vegetation density and health. They also tracked a faint reddish light that plants emit during photosynthesis, when a plant absorbs sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food, its chlorophyll \u201cleaks\u201d unused photons. This faint light is called solar-induced fluorescence<\/a>, and it\u2019s a telltale sign of flourishing vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\nGrowing plants emit a form of light detectable by NASA satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. Parts of North America appear to glimmer in this visualization, depicting an average year. Gray indicates regions with little or no fluorescence; red, pink, and white indicate high fluorescence.<\/div>\nNASA Scientific Visualization Studio<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNot visible bythe naked eye, plant fluorescence can be detected by instruments aboard satellites such as NASA\u2019s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2<\/a>). Launched in 2014, OCO-2 has observed the U.S. Midwest fluorescing strongly<\/a> during the growing season.<\/p>\nFeldman said the findings highlight the vital role that plants play in moving carbon around Earth \u2014\u00a0a process called the carbon cycle. Vegetation, including crops, forests, and grasslands, forms a vast carbon \u201csink,\u201d absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\u201cA finer understanding of how plants thrive or decline day to day, storm by storm, could help us better understand their role in that critical cycle,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\nThe study also included researchers from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Stanford University, Columbia University, Indiana University, and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\nBy <\/strong>Sally Younger<\/strong><\/a>NASA\u2019s Earth Science News Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDetails<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLast Updated<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDec 11, 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRelated Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nClimate Change<\/a><\/li>\nEarth<\/a><\/li>\nGlobal Precipitation Measurement (GPM)<\/a><\/li>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\nJet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\nWater on Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExplore More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n6 min read<\/div>\n\nFound: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nScientists Share Early Results from NASA\u2019s Solar Eclipse Experiments\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 day ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n8 min read<\/div>\n\nNASA\u2019s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nKeep Exploring<\/div>\nDiscover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nYour home. Our Mission. And the one planet that NASA studies more than any other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Change<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA is a global leader in studying Earth\u2019s changing climate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth Science in Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA\u2019s unique vantage point helps us inform solutions to enhance decision-making, improve livelihoods, and protect our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Earth Science<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPowered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nGet The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earth\u2019s rainy days are changing: They\u2019re becoming less frequent, but more intense. 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To gauge plant response day to day, the researchers calculated how green an area appeared in satellite imagery. \u201cGreenness\u201d<\/a>, also known asthe Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, is commonly used to estimate vegetation density and health. They also tracked a faint reddish light that plants emit during photosynthesis, when a plant absorbs sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food, its chlorophyll \u201cleaks\u201d unused photons. This faint light is called solar-induced fluorescence<\/a>, and it\u2019s a telltale sign of flourishing vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\nGrowing plants emit a form of light detectable by NASA satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. Parts of North America appear to glimmer in this visualization, depicting an average year. Gray indicates regions with little or no fluorescence; red, pink, and white indicate high fluorescence.<\/div>\nNASA Scientific Visualization Studio<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNot visible bythe naked eye, plant fluorescence can be detected by instruments aboard satellites such as NASA\u2019s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2<\/a>). Launched in 2014, OCO-2 has observed the U.S. Midwest fluorescing strongly<\/a> during the growing season.<\/p>\nFeldman said the findings highlight the vital role that plants play in moving carbon around Earth \u2014\u00a0a process called the carbon cycle. Vegetation, including crops, forests, and grasslands, forms a vast carbon \u201csink,\u201d absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\u201cA finer understanding of how plants thrive or decline day to day, storm by storm, could help us better understand their role in that critical cycle,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\nThe study also included researchers from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Stanford University, Columbia University, Indiana University, and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\nBy <\/strong>Sally Younger<\/strong><\/a>NASA\u2019s Earth Science News Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDetails<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLast Updated<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDec 11, 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRelated Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nClimate Change<\/a><\/li>\nEarth<\/a><\/li>\nGlobal Precipitation Measurement (GPM)<\/a><\/li>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\nJet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\nWater on Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExplore More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n6 min read<\/div>\n\nFound: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nScientists Share Early Results from NASA\u2019s Solar Eclipse Experiments\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 day ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n8 min read<\/div>\n\nNASA\u2019s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nKeep Exploring<\/div>\nDiscover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nYour home. Our Mission. And the one planet that NASA studies more than any other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Change<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA is a global leader in studying Earth\u2019s changing climate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth Science in Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA\u2019s unique vantage point helps us inform solutions to enhance decision-making, improve livelihoods, and protect our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Earth Science<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPowered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nGet The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earth\u2019s rainy days are changing: They\u2019re becoming less frequent, but more intense. Vegetation is responding. Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Spread the love<\/div>
Not visible bythe naked eye, plant fluorescence can be detected by instruments aboard satellites such as NASA\u2019s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2<\/a>). Launched in 2014, OCO-2 has observed the U.S. Midwest fluorescing strongly<\/a> during the growing season.<\/p>\nFeldman said the findings highlight the vital role that plants play in moving carbon around Earth \u2014\u00a0a process called the carbon cycle. Vegetation, including crops, forests, and grasslands, forms a vast carbon \u201csink,\u201d absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\u201cA finer understanding of how plants thrive or decline day to day, storm by storm, could help us better understand their role in that critical cycle,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\nThe study also included researchers from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Stanford University, Columbia University, Indiana University, and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\nBy <\/strong>Sally Younger<\/strong><\/a>NASA\u2019s Earth Science News Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nDetails<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLast Updated<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDec 11, 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRelated Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nClimate Change<\/a><\/li>\nEarth<\/a><\/li>\nGlobal Precipitation Measurement (GPM)<\/a><\/li>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\nJet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\nWater on Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExplore More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n6 min read<\/div>\n\nFound: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nScientists Share Early Results from NASA\u2019s Solar Eclipse Experiments\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 day ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n8 min read<\/div>\n\nNASA\u2019s Hubble Celebrates Decade of Tracking Outer Planets<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nKeep Exploring<\/div>\nDiscover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nYour home. Our Mission. And the one planet that NASA studies more than any other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Change<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA is a global leader in studying Earth\u2019s changing climate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth Science in Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\nNASA\u2019s unique vantage point helps us inform solutions to enhance decision-making, improve livelihoods, and protect our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Earth Science<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPowered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nGet The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earth\u2019s rainy days are changing: They\u2019re becoming less frequent, but more intense. Vegetation is responding. Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Spread the love<\/div>
Feldman said the findings highlight the vital role that plants play in moving carbon around Earth \u2014\u00a0a process called the carbon cycle. Vegetation, including crops, forests, and grasslands, forms a vast carbon \u201csink,\u201d absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cA finer understanding of how plants thrive or decline day to day, storm by storm, could help us better understand their role in that critical cycle,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\n
The study also included researchers from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Stanford University, Columbia University, Indiana University, and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\n
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