Description du projet
Surveillance des réactions des forêts au changement climatique dans les zones reculées
Les forêts sont essentielles pour réduire le réchauffement de la planète et atténuer la variabilité croissante du climat. Cependant, l’absence d’un réseau de surveillance complet pose des problèmes pour suivre les réactions des forêts au changement climatique, en particulier dans les régions éloignées. Les progrès récents de la technologie IdO, de la connectivité IdO par satellite et des systèmes de récupération d’énergie offrent des possibilités prometteuses de déploiement de dispositifs IdO dans des configurations expérimentales. Le projet RemoTrees, financé par l’UE, vise à mettre en place un système de surveillance innovant et autonome adapté aux zones forestières reculées. Ce système transmettra des données in situ de variables climatiques essentielles et d’autres paramètres significatifs à une plateforme spécialisée par le biais d’une communication par satellite. Le nouvel ensemble de données sera intégré aux observations de la Terre, ce qui permettra de les valider et de développer des cas d’utilisation sur les réponses des forêts au changement climatique.
Objectif
Forests play a key role in the Earth climate system as they cover about 30% of the land area. In the last decade they absorbed more than 7 Gt of CO2 contributing to reduce global warming and to buffer and mitigate increasing climate variability. The summers of 2018 and 2019 included some of the hottest and driest periods ever recorded globally, however the extent and severity of their impact is unknown due to lack of a comprehensive monitoring network, which generally does not include hard-to-reach areas characterised by strong logistic limitations. Therefore, novel technological solutions are urgently needed to monitor forest responses to climate change and related extreme events also in remote areas.
Recent advances in Internet Of Things technology (IoT), satellite IoT connectivity and energy harvesting systems are opening unprecedented opportunities for the use of IoT devices in standalone experimental setups. In this context, the aim of the RemoTrees project is to design and build an innovative, autonomous in-situ monitoring system designed for remote forest areas and providing data via satellite communication to a dedicated RemoTrees platform. In this framework, RemoTrees will integrate existing and novel Earth Observation (EO) data with in-situ observations of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs: fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation, leaf area index, soil moisture, biomass change) and other key variables including e.g. stem growth, stem moisture, sap flow, canopy transmittance, besides air humidity and temperature. RemoTrees will include study cases on interoperability with GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems), and on how in-situ data can support an improved understanding of the climate variability impact on forests. The reinforced in-situ component will be beneficial for Copernicus products validation and will enhance the assessment of climate change long-term mitigation and adaptation potential of forests, towards novel insights for climate-smart forest management.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinateur
38098 San Michele All'Adige
Italie