Effects of canopy architectural parameterizations on the modeling of radiative transfer mechanism

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 251, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-126

  Govind, Ajit ^a,b   Guyon, Dominique ^a,b   Roujean, Jean Louis ^c   Yauschew Raguenes, Nathalie ^a,b   Kumari, Jyothi ^a,b   Pisek, Jan ^d   Wigneron, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^d TARTU OBSERVATORY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Beta distribution; Canopy clumping; Ellipsoidal distribution; G function; PAR transmission; Pinus pinaster; Random canopy; Spherical distribution

Indexed keywords

BETA DISTRIBUTIONS; CANOPY CLUMPING; ELLIPSOIDAL DISTRIBUTION; G FUNCTION; PINUS PINASTER; RANDOM CANOPY; SPHERICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCHITECTURE; ECOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPHERES;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOLIAGE; OVERSTORY; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 84872509435     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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