Gregory P. Asner
Gregory P. Asner is an American ecologist whose global work has focused on ecosystems, conservation, and climate sciences. He has developed technology to access and analyze large amounts of data about ecosystems, including assessing carbon emissions, coral reef resilience, and biodiversity. He is the founder of the Global Airborne Observatory and the creator of Carnegie Landsat Analysis System (CLAS) and CLASlite. Since 2019, he has been the Director of Arizona State University's Center for Glob
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Gregory P. Asner is an American ecologist whose global work has focused on ecosystems, conservation, and climate sciences. He has developed technology to access and analyze large amounts of data about ecosystems, including assessing carbon emissions, coral reef resilience, and biodiversity. He is the founder of the Global Airborne Observatory and the creator of Carnegie Landsat Analysis System (CLAS) and CLASlite. Since 2019, he has been the Director of Arizona State University's Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science. He is also managing director of the Allen Coral Atlas, an online map of all the coral reefs in the world used as a reference for reef conservation.
Top Publications
- Global Consequences of Land Use (2005) - 13,354 citations
- Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future (2004) - 5,509 citations
- The velocity of climate change (2009) - 2,603 citations
- TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access (2019) - 2,184 citations
- PROSPECT+SAIL models: A review of use for vegetation characterization (2009) - 1,722 citations
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- Full name
- Gregory P. Asner
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-7893-6421
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5035372982
Research interests
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Remote-Sensing Image Classification, Forest ecology and management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
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- Global Consequences of Land Use ↗2005 · Science13,354OpenAlex citations
- Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future ↗2004 · Biogeochemistry5,509OpenAlex citations
- The velocity of climate change ↗2009 · Nature2,603OpenAlex citations
- TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access ↗2019 · Global Change Biology2,184OpenAlex citations
- PROSPECT+SAIL models: A review of use for vegetation characterization ↗2009 · Remote Sensing of Environment1,722OpenAlex citations
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- Global Consequences of Land Use ↗2005 · Science
- Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future ↗2004 · Biogeochemistry
- The velocity of climate change ↗2009 · Nature
- TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access ↗2019 · Global Change Biology
- PROSPECT+SAIL models: A review of use for vegetation characterization ↗2009 · Remote Sensing of Environment
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