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- Title
Unravelling the physical and physiological basis for the solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis relationship.
- Authors
Peiqi Yang; Van der Tol, Christiaan; Petya K. E. Campbell; Elizabeth M. Middleton
- Abstract
Estimates of the gross terrestrial carbon uptake exhibit large uncertainties. Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) has an apparent near-linear relationship with gross primary production (GPP). This relationship will potentially facilitate the monitoring of photosynthesis from space. However, the exact mechanistic connection between SIF and GPP is still not clear. To explore the physical and physiological basis for their relationship, we used a unique dataset comprising continuous field measurements of leaf and canopy fluorescence and photosynthesis of corn over a growing season. We found that, at canopy scale, the positive relationship between SIF and GPP was dominated by absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR), which was equally affected by variations in incoming radiation and changes in canopy structure. After statistically controlling these underlying physical effects, the remaining correlation between far-red SIF and GPP due solely to the functional link between fluorescence and photosynthesis at the photochemical level was much weaker. Active leaf-level fluorescence measurements revealed a moderate correlation between the efficiencies of fluorescence emission and photochemistry for sunlit leaves but a weak correlation for shaded leaves. Differentiating sunlit and shaded leaves in the light use efficiency (LUE) models for SIF and GPP facilitates a better understanding of the SIF-GPP relationship at different environmental and canopy conditions. Leaf-level fluorescence measurements also demonstrated that the sustained thermal dissipation efficiency dominated the seasonal energy partitioning while the reversible heat dissipation dominated the diurnal leaf energy partitioning. These diurnal and seasonal variations in heat dissipation underlie, and are thus responsible for, the observed remote sensing-based link between far-red SIF and GPP.
- Subjects
CHLOROPHYLL spectra; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CORN farming; GROWING season; THERMAL efficiency; FLUORESCENCE
- Publication
Biogeosciences Discussions, 2020, p1
- ISSN
1810-6277
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/bg-2020-323