Christiaan van der Tol

TL;DR: The basis of photosynthetic acclimation and its optical signals is presented, the physical and physiological basis of ChlF is introduced from the molecular to the leaf level and beyond, and PAM and SIF methodology are introduced.

TL;DR: This review distills the historical and current developments spanning the last several decades of SIF heritage and complementarity within the broader field of fluorescence science, the maturation of physiological and radiative transfer modelling, SIF signal retrieval strategies, techniques for field and airborne sensing, advances in satellite-based systems, and applications of these capabilities in evaluation of photosynthesis and stress effects.

TL;DR: It is shown that midday fluorescence varies with water availability and GPP decreases in the dry season over Amazonian regions with substantial dry season length, suggesting a parallel decrease in gross primary production (GPP).

TL;DR: It is shown that top-of-canopy SIF measurements from space are sensitive to Vcmax at the ecosystem level, and an approach to invert Vc Max from SIF data is presented, suggesting the potential for global, time-resolved estimates of Vc max.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of state-of-the-art retrieval methods that have been applied in experimental imaging spectroscopy studies inferring all kinds of vegetation biophysical variables is presented.