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Arturo
Sanchez-Azofeifa
Featured Scientist from
Essential Science
IndicatorsSM
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Late last year, the work of Dr. G.
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa entered the top
1% in the field of Environment &
Ecology in
Essential Science Indicators
from
Thomson Reuters,. His current
record in the overall database includes
38 papers cited 633 times between
January 1, 1998 and December 31,
2008.
Dr. Sanchez-Azofeifa is
Director and Professor of the
Center for Earth Observation
Sciences (CEOS), a Professor at the
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Department, and a Principal
Investigator of the TROPI-DRY
Collaborative Research Network at
the University of Alberta.
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Figures and descriptions:
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Figure 1:
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Figure 1:
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa using an UNISEC
field spectrometer to measure canopy
reflectance of liana-infested trees in
Panama.
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Figure 2:
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Figure 2:
Canopy crane managed by the Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute (STRI) at the
Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama City,
Panama. The crane allows for easy access to
the top of the canopy of this tropical dry
forest to study and sample liana leaves
optical properties and their relationship
to remote sensing observations. Panama City
is observed in the background.
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Figure 3:
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Figure 3:
Tropical dry forest during the rainy season
infested with lianas. Panderios
Conservation Areas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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