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| Title |
Remotely Sensed High-Resolution Global Cloud Dynamics for Predicting Ecosystem and Biodiversity Distributions
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| Published in |
PLoS Biology, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002415 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Adam M. Wilson, Walter Jetz |
| Abstract |
Cloud cover can influence numerous important ecological processes, including reproduction, growth, survival, and behavior, yet our assessment of its importance at the appropriate spatial scales has remained remarkably limited. If captured over a large extent yet at sufficiently fine spatial grain, cloud cover dynamics may provide key information for delineating a variety of habitat types and predicting species distributions. Here, we develop new near-global, fine-grain (≈1 km) monthly cloud frequencies from 15 y of twice-daily Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite images that expose spatiotemporal cloud cover dynamics of previously undocumented global complexity. We demonstrate that cloud cover varies strongly in its geographic heterogeneity and that the direct, observation-based nature of cloud-derived metrics can improve predictions of habitats, ecosystem, and species distributions with reduced spatial autocorrelation compared to commonly used interpolated climate data. These findings support the fundamental role of remote sensing as an effective lens through which to understand and globally monitor the fine-grain spatial variability of key biodiversity and ecosystem properties. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 101 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 20% |
| France | 5 | 5% |
| Spain | 5 | 5% |
| Canada | 5 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 4% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 10 | 10% |
| Unknown | 45 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 76 | 75% |
| Scientists | 21 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 482 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 1% |
| Unknown | 465 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 107 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 103 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 61 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 8% |
| Other | 29 | 6% |
| Other | 70 | 15% |
| Unknown | 73 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 146 | 30% |
| Environmental Science | 126 | 26% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 53 | 11% |
| Engineering | 7 | 1% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 1% |
| Other | 34 | 7% |
| Unknown | 110 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 342. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 November 2022.
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#97,891
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#212
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#1,820
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#3
of 93 outputs
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