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SUMMARY:Assessing the Impact of Drought on Tropical Forests using GEDI - F
 elipe Nincao Begliomini\, Jovana Knezevic\, Onkar Gulati\, Yihang She
DTSTART:20230526T120000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Tropical forests are critical elements of the biosphere\, but 
 face unprecedented threats in the face of deforestation and climate change
 . These potential threats include wavering trends in precipitation and wat
 er availability\, the effects of which are yet to be clearly established. 
 Recent advances in remote sensing technology\, particularly the launch of 
 the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Instrument (GEDI)\, allow us to evaluate the
  relationship between forest structure and drought conditions\, including 
 the GEDI-derived Plant Area Index (PAI) and a range of climate variables s
 uch as precipitation\, radiation\, and temperature. We compare the respons
 e of PAI to precipitation across regions\, run seasonality analyses\, and 
 study the impacts of anomalous drought. We hope that our study will provid
 e valuable insights into the resilience of tropical forests facing drought
 \, aiding conservation efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change on
  these vital ecosystems.\n\nAll code used to generate the results in this 
 study is available at a GitHub repository via the following link: https://
 github.com/4C-Guided-Team-Challenge/drought-with-gedi/releases/tag/v0.1.0.
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LOCATION:Room FW11\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building Zoom Lin
 k: https://cl-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4361570789?pwd=Nkl2T3ZLaTZwRm05bzRTOUUxY
 3Q4QT09&amp\;from=addon.
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