South Dakota Scientist Tracks Indonesian Carbon Emissions

Through a three-year, $2.2 million grant from NASA, South Dakota State University professor Mark Cochrane, a senior scientist at the Geospatial Sciences Center for Excellence, will use satellite imaging, field studies and modeling to help the Indonesian Forest Research and Development Agency assess the progress being made to reduce these emissions. He collaborates with carbon emissions expert Robert Yokelson, a chemistry professor from the University of Montana. The grant is part of NASA's global carbon monitoring program that contributes to an international focus on reducing emissions due to deforestation.

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