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John Gamon
Canadian plant physiologist
John A. Gamon is a Canadian-American scientist currently working in Nebraska. His work using terrestrial vegetation spectral signatures to discern plant productivity and biodiversity has had a significant impact in the discipline of remote sensing, having published 95 papers and receiving 7,613 citations as of 2017.[1] Gamon pioneered the use of the relationship between leaf xanthophyll cycle pigment content and spectral reflectance[2] to improve satellite monitoring of photosynthesis. Gamon's seminal work resulted in the development of the Photochemical Reflectance Index (PRI).[3] He trained under Nobel Peace Prize laureate Christopher Field.