Professor of Applied Remote Sensing Contact details Email: Caroline.Nichol@ed.ac.uk Web: Edinburgh Research Explorer Social: LinkedIn About Caroline Caroline is investigating the use of multi scale remote sensing (ground, airborne and satellite) for detecting seasonal changes in ecosystem productivity (mainly forest and peatland environments), and also for monitoring changes in seabird populations, including gannets and puffins. Caroline also works in the Universities Airborne Research and Innovation unit which brings the state-of the-art in aircraft and UAV sensing to the University and its collaborative partners (www.ed.ac.uk/airborne). This article was published on Monday 15 December 2025