Potential for the Detection of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation from Space

Peter Boucher1, Steven Hancock2, David Orwig3, Laura Duncanson4, John David Armston5, Bruce Cook6, Keith Krause7, Arthur Elmes1, Francesco Peri1, Zhan Li8, Ian L Paynter9 and Crystal Schaaf1, (1)University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, MA, United States, (2)University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (3)Harvard University, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA, United States, (4)University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States, (5)University of Maryland, Department of Geographical Sciences, College Park, United States, (6)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (7)National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Boulder, CO, United States, (8)Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Victoria, Canada, (9)University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States