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UAV-Borne Measurements of Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) at a Boreal Site

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Research has been partially funded by the Academy of Finland (grant agreements 337552, 331829, and 330165). The instrument was purchased with FMI investment funding for innovative measurements. The technical staff at the FMI Arctic Space Centre are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Marika Honkanen, Pauli Heikkinen, Rigel Kivi & Hannakaisa Lindqvist

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    Tea Thum

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Honkanen, M., Heikkinen, P., MacArthur, A., Thum, T., Kivi, R., Lindqvist, H. (2024). UAV-Borne Measurements of Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) at a Boreal Site. In: Westerlund, T., Peña Queralta, J. (eds) New Developments and Environmental Applications of Drones. FinDrones 2023. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44607-8_8

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