ECOSTRESS

ECOSTRESS (Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station) is an ongoing scientific experiment in which a radiometer mounted on the International Space Station (ISS) measures the temperature of plants growing in specific locations on Earth over the course of a solar year.

These measurements give scientists insight into the effects of events like heat waves and droughts on crops.

[2][3] Dr. Simon Hook[4] is the principal investigator of the ECOSTRESS mission and Dr. Joshua Fisher[5] is the Science lead; both are located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

[12] The key science questions that ECOSTRESS is addressing include: Image data helps capture and quantify the temperature differences between man-made and natural surfaces.

Eric Wood (Princeton),[16] Rick Allen (University of Idaho),[17] and Chris Hain (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center).