Dr. Simon Besnard is a postdoctoral researcher in the Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics section at GFZ Potsdam. Dr. Besnard aims to understand better the past, current, and future dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems and their feedback on environmental conditions. He has vast knowledge in developing and applying new methods to extract information from a large amount of data to understand better ecosystem functioning in an ongoing changing climate. His work aims to answer questions related to the role of climate and vegetation variation in shaping biogeochemical cycles. His research activities have reduced the uncertainties in estimating land-atmosphere carbon fluxes, though significant uncertainties remain. Dr. Besnard's current research focuses on understanding the dynamics of forest structure changes during the last decade and providing evidence for the co-variation between the carbon cycle and forest dynamics. During the last seven years, Dr. Besnard published 14 peer-reviewed papers (7 first-author papers). Dr. Besnard has an H-index of 10 and ca. 700 citations (according to Google Scholar dd.25th January 2024).