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Proximal Sensing for Soil Health Assessment

Justin George | July 8, 2024 | 293 Views
Justin George K and Suresh Kumar Proximal soil sensing involves using sensors placed close to or within the soil to measure its properties accurately and efficiently. Proximal sensing approaches employing various advanced sensors aid us in acquiring spatial as well as temporal soil data/information at reduced costs, in very short time period and with reduced chemical usage and less efforts. Continue Reading »

Thermal sensing of crop: An insight into water stress Monitoring

N R Patel | June 28, 2024 | 433 Views
Shweta Pokhariyal, N. R. Patel and R. P. Singh “Detecting water stress in crops accurately is the basis of precision irrigation techniques and proximal remote sensing providing innovative and faster solutions to address sustainable water management” In era of World facing global issue of water scarcity on the rise, the need for precise irrigation scheduling has become critical for ensuring Continue Reading »

Exploring the Ecological Frontiers: A Tour of the Field Ecological Laboratory at the IIRS

Forest And Ecology Department | June 20, 2024 | 343 Views
G.E. Hutchinson, a renowned ecologist, once remarked, "Field ecology labs are essential for budding ecologists. The lessons learned in a field ecology lab stay with students or young researchers forever. It is where they develop their critical thinking skills, observation prowess, and problem-solving abilities essential for any aspiring ecologist." This philosophy underpins the functioning of  Field Ecological Laboratory (FEL) at Continue Reading »

Understanding Forest Fire Dynamics using Short Wave Infrared

Kamal Pandey | June 13, 2024 | 384 Views
A study is carried out to identify the active forest fire in Uttarakahd state during April-May, 2024 using satellite images. A satellite image captures the response of the electromagnetic spectrum by various land features.  The spectral signature of forest fire spectral indicates that it has the highest reflectance in the Short Wave Infrared wavelength and at the same time there Continue Reading »

How do the Martian dust storms differ from those on Earth?

Dr. Manu Mehta | June 24, 2024 | 304 Views
Can you name the dustiest planet in our Solar System? It is none other than our closest neighbour, Mars. This dust is responsible for its other names, ‘the Red Planet’ or ‘the Pigpen Planet’. Though the size of Mars is approximately half of that of our planet, but it has similar size of dry land as we have on Earth. Continue Reading »