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PIA18935: Global Solar-Induced Fluorescence

This map shows solar-induced fluorescence, a plant process that occurs during photosynthesis, from Aug. through Oct. 2014 as measured by NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2.

Target Name:	Earth
Is a satellite of:	Sol (our sun)
Mission:	OCO-2
Instrument:	OCO-2
Product Size:	1317 x 814 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	JPL
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA18935.tif (3.217 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA18935.jpg (178.9 kB)

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This map shows solar-induced fluorescence, a plant process that occurs during photosynthesis, from Aug. through Oct. 2014 as measured by NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2. This period is springtime in the Southern Hemisphere and fall in the Northern Hemisphere. Photosynthesis is highest over the tropical forests of the Southern Hemisphere but still occurs in much of the U.S. Grain Belt. The northern forests have shut down for the winter.

OCO-2 is managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, Va., built the spacecraft and provides mission operations under JPL's leadership. The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena manages JPL for NASA.

For more information on OCO-2, visit http://www.nasa.gov/oco2.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:

2014-12-18