A rotated ellipsoidal angle density function improves estimation of foliage inclination distributions in forest canopies

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Thomas, Sean C ^a   Winner, William E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ellipsoidal distribution; Forest canopies; Leaf angle distribution; Plant canopies; Radiation transmission

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST CANOPY; LEAF;

EID: 0034707750     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00089-1     Document Type: Article

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