An improved estimate of leaf area index based on the histogram analysis of hemispherical photographs

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 149, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 920-928

  Negrón Juárez, Robinson I ^a   da Rocha, Humberto Ribeiro ^a   e Figueira, Adelaine Michela Silva ^a   Goulden, Michael L ^b   Miller, Scott D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap fraction; Hemispherical photography; Histogram; Leaf area index (LAI); Litterfall; Optimal threshold value

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HISTOGRAM; LEAF AREA INDEX; LITTERFALL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOGRAPH; PHOTOGRAPHY; STAND STRUCTURE;

EID: 62849098137     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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