[SEMCO] Woods Hole Research Center Seminar - Feb. 1st

[Allison White]

WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER SEMINAR -- DR. JOSEF KELLNDORFER -- FEB. 1

On Wednesday, February 1st at 7:30 p.m., Woods Hole Research Center
associate scientist Dr. Josef Kellndorfer will speak on “The Role of US
Forests in Regulating our Climate – a View from Space.” As part of the
Center’s continuing Armand G. Erpf seminar series, the talk will be held in
the Harbourton Auditorium at the Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole
Road, Falmouth.

The seminar is free and open to the public. However, because of limited
seating and parking, reservations are required. Please call Allison White,
508-540-9904 ext. 150, for reservations.

Forests play a crucial role in the regulation of greenhouse gases because
they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it on land as
carbon in the form of vegetation biomass.  Scientists at the Woods Hole
Research Center are currently conducting a NASA-funded project to provide a
first-ever vegetation biomass and carbon inventory for the forests of the
U.S. based on data collected using modern satellite remote sensing.  The
results from this study led by Dr. Kellndorfer will provide valuable
insights into carbon-climate interactions and forest fire mitigation that
could have constructive impacts on wildlife habitat and national energy
policies.  Dr. Kellndorfer will discuss the state-of-the-art satellite
observations used in the study, how this unique and valuable dataset is
being produced, and how it will be used.

Before joining the Woods Hole Research Center, Dr. Kellndorfer was an
assistant research scientist with the radiation laboratory in the department
of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of
Michigan.  He holds a degree in physical geography and a doctorate in
geosciences from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany.

The Woods Hole Research Center (whrc.org) is dedicated to science, education
and public policy for a habitable Earth. The Center sponsors initiatives in
the Amazon, Africa, Russia, North America, the Mid-Atlantic, New England and
Cape Cod.  Center staff work locally and regionally, assisting communities
with resource management, and internationally, promoting policies that
stabilize climate and protect the integrity of the global environment.