Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This study examines how climate change is affecting plant phenology—the timing of seasonal growth—in the Great Smoky Mountains (GSM), a deciduous forest located between North Carolina and Tennessee. The research focuses on how variations in spring temperature and winter precipitation influence the timing of peak vegetation growth, measured using the Green Chromatic Coordinate (GCC). GCC is a spectral index that tracks the greenness of vegetation from RGB images, indicating leaf development and peak photosynthesis. Using data from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), the project aims to predict when peak GCC occurs each year.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Crystal

Primary Contact: Last Name

Diaz

Primary Contact: Email

cmd113@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

9163078891

Node ID

1744

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