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Chlorophyll fluorescence emission spectrum inside a leaf

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Chlorophyll a fluorescence can be used as an early stress indicator. Fluorescence is also connected to photosynthesis so it can be proposed for global monitoring of vegetation status from a satellite platform. Nevertheless, the correct interpretation of fluorescence requires accurate physical models. The spectral shape of the leaf fluorescence free of any re-absorption effect plays a key role in the models and is difficult to measure. We present a vegetation fluorescence emission spectrum free of re-absorption based on a combination of measurements and modelling. The suggested spectrum takes into account the photosystem I and II spectra and their relative contribution to fluorescence. This emission spectrum is applicable to describe vegetation fluorescence in biospectroscopy and remote sensing.

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    Roberto Pedrós

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    Ismael Moya & Yves Goulas

  3. Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris - Equipe de géodésie & gravimétrie, Université Paris 7 - Denis Diderot, France

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Pedrós, R., Moya, I., Goulas, Y. et al. Chlorophyll fluorescence emission spectrum inside a leaf. Photochem Photobiol Sci 7, 498–502 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1039/b719506k

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