Transmission of solar radiation in boreal conifer forests: Measurements and models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 29555-29566

  Ni, Wenge ^a   Li, Xiaowen ^a   Woodcock, Curtis E ^a   Roujean, Jean Louis ^b   Davis, Robert E ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^c Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; FOREST CANOPY; RADIATION TRANSMISSION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR RADIATION;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0031462696     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00198     Document Type: Article

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