{"id":65126,"date":"2009-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-researcher-to-use-satellite-remote-sensing-to-study-changing-ecology-appalachian-trail\/"},"modified":"2009-10-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-29T00:00:00","slug":"uri-researcher-to-use-satellite-remote-sensing-to-study-changing-ecology-appalachian-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/10\/uri-researcher-to-use-satellite-remote-sensing-to-study-changing-ecology-appalachian-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 researcher to use satellite remote sensing to study changing ecology Appalachian Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 29, 2009 \u2013 A 溏心vlog免费B站 researcher will lead a team of scientists from seven government agencies and public and private institutions to monitor the changing ecological conditions along the entire length of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.<\/p>\n


\n\tYeqiao Wang, a 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of terrestrial remote sensing, will use data collected by satellites to assess the historical and current ecosystem conditions and forecast future conditions in order to provide proper management of the 2,175-mile trail. The project is being funded by a four-year, $1.15 million grant from NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cClimate change, human developments and agriculture are all having an impact on the environment along the Appalachian Trail,\u201d said Wang. \u201cIt is important that we protect this resource for recreation, biodiversity and the water resources it holds.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Appalachian Trail runs from Springer Mountain in northern Georgia to Mount Katahdin in central Maine. Along the way it crosses 14 states and intersects with eight national forests, six units of the National Park System, more than 70 state parks, forests and game management units, and 287 local jurisdictions. The trail and its surrounding 250,000 acres of protected lands harbor forests with some of the greatest biological diversity in the country.<\/p>\n


\n\tWang said that remote sensing of the trail using satellite data is the most effective way of learning about the large-scale changes taking place up and down the trail. He noted that the trail\u2019s north-south alignment represents a cross-section of the eastern United States forests and alpine areas, making it an ideal setting for collecting scientifically valid and relevant data for early detection of undesirable changes to the region\u2019s natural resources.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWith studies conducted on the ground you can clearly see a tree but you can\u2019t see the whole forest,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd you certainly cannot learn much about the phenology and dynamics of the whole system without using satellite data.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAccording to Wang, satellites can provide a wide range of spectral information, such as electromagnetic radiation and energy levels reflected by the landscape, as well as information beyond the range of human visibility, like infrared and thermal images that provide insight into soil moisture levels and transpiration.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt really extends the human power of environmental monitoring,\u201d said Wang.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe satellite data will be combined with ground monitoring information to build prediction models through facilities at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center. The results can be used by decision makers to appropriately manage the trail\u2019s natural resources.

\n\tIn addition, an Internet-based system will be created to enable the public to share information and create visual models to better understand the impacts of changes to the Appalachian environment.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn addition to Wang and colleagues at 溏心vlog免费B站, other collaborating institutions include the NASA Ames Research Center, the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the State University of New York at Syracuse, and partners in the Appalachian Trail MEGA-Transect monitoring program.<\/p>\n

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KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 29, 2009 \u2013 A 溏心vlog免费B站 researcher will lead a team of scientists from seven government agencies and public and private institutions to monitor the changing ecological conditions along the entire length of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Yeqiao Wang, a 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of terrestrial remote sensing, will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}