Notes from the Field

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Notes from the Field

Looking at Chlorophyll from Space

By Compton “Jim” Tucker

Tucker began his ground studies using a handheld instrument built by one of his classmates. “The instrument was literally held together by masking tape and rubber bands.”

NASA scientists are able to study plants from space, but this wasn’t always the case.

“I love using satellite data to study the Earth,” says Dr. Compton “Jim” Tucker. When Tucker was a graduate student...