Monitoring the Pulse of America's Natural Resources

In a perspective article in AGU Advances, Svoboda et al. [2025] point out the enormous societal value of the OCO SIF measurements as a tool in studying plants. The article highlights uses of data from the OCO missions in agricultural applications, including crop yield prediction, as well as drought forecasting and forest management. The article was also chosen for an Editor's Highlight.

Read the article: Monitoring the Pulse of America's Natural Resources From the Orbiting Carbon Observatory Missions

Read the Editor's Highlight: Serendipity in Space: NASA's Eye in the Sky