Leaf area index of boreal forests: Theory, techniques, and measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 29429-29443

  Chen, Jing M ^a   Rich, Paul M ^b   Gower, Stith T ^c   Norman, John M ^c   Plummer, Steven ^d  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d National Space Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL ECOSYSTEM-ATMOSPHERE STUDY; BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HEMISPHERICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; LAI; LAI-2000; LEAF AREA INDEX; MEASUREMENT METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SUNFLECK CEPTOMETER; TRACING RADIATION AND ARCHITECTURE OF CANOPIES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0031433966     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01107     Document Type: Article

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