A synopsis of microwave remote sensing investigations planned for BOREAS

The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) is a multidisciplinary field and remote sensing study that will be implemented jointly by the United States and Canada. The goal of BOREAS is to obtain an improved understanding of the interactions between the boreal forest biome and the atmosphere in order to clarify their roles in global change. Specific objectives are to improve the understanding of the processes that govern the exchanges of water, energy, heat, carbon and trace gases between boreal ecosystems and the atmosphere and to develop and validate remote sensing algorithms for transferring the understanding of these processes from local to regional scales.<>