Characterization of radiation regimes in nonrandom forest canopies: Theory, measurements, and a simplified modeling approach

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 695-706

  Kucharik, Christopher J ^a   Norman, John M ^a   Gower, Stith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy gap size distribution; Canopy nonrandomness; Clumping index; Multiband vegetation imager; Radiation regime

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; FOREST CANOPY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RADIATION BALANCE;

PARAGNETINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0033198309     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.11.695     Document Type: Article

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