A double-digitising method for building 3D virtual trees with non-planar leaves: Application to the morphology and light-capture properties of young beech trees (Fagus sylvatica)

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1059-1069

  Chambelland, Jean Christophe ^a   Dassot, Mathieu ^a   Adam, Boris ^a   Donès, Nicolas ^a   Balandier, Philippe ^a,b   Marquier, André ^a   Saudreau, Marc ^a   Sonohat, Gabriela ^a,c   Sinoquet, Hervé ^a  

^a PIAF   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

^c ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic digitising; Laser scanner; Virtual plants

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D LASER SCANNERS; 3D VIRTUAL TREES; BEECH TREES; CLOUD OF POINTS; DIGITIZER; ELECTROMAGNETIC DIGITISING; FAGUS SYLVATICA L.; INCIDENT LIGHTS; LASER SCANNER; LEAF MORPHOLOGIES; LIGHT AVAILABILITIES; LIGHT INTERCEPTIONS; NON CONTACTS; ORIENTATION ANGLES; SHAPE PARAMETERS; VIRTUAL PLANTS;

SCANNING;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DIGITIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY;

ANATOMY; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; FORESTRY; LEAVES; SCANNERS; TREES;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 55949088497     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP08051     Document Type: Article

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