Comparison of optical methods for estimating canopy openness and leaf area index in broad-leaved forests

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Serie III

Volumn 324, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-392

  Soudani, Kamel ^a,b   Trautmann, Jean ^b   Walter, Jean Michel ^c  

^a Ctr de Rech Forestieres de Nancy   (France)

^b Centre d'Études Et De Recherches Éco géographiques   (France)

^c Centre d'Études Et De Recherches Éco géographiques UMR 7007 CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Azimuthal heterogeneity; Broad leaved forest; Canopy openness; Demon; Hemispherical photographs; Leaf area index; Optical methods; PCA LAI 2000

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CANOPY GAP; LEAF AREA INDEX; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL METHOD;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BEECH; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREST; FRANCE; HORNBEAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATURITY; NEEDLE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OAK; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OPTICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAF; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSOR; TREE; FORESTRY; HISTOLOGY;

FORESTRY; OPTICS; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

EID: 0035047511     PISSN: 07644469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0764-4469(00)01294-4     Document Type: Article

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