Vegetation Radiative Transfer Modelling (Nadine Gobron) - PEER
Vegetation Radiative Transfer Modelling (Nadine Gobron) - PEER
Vegetation Radiative Transfer Modelling (Nadine Gobron) - PEER
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Leaf Orientations<br />
<strong>Vegetation</strong> foliage features characteristic leaf-normal distributions,<br />
g(Ω L ) with preferred:<br />
• azimuthal orientations, g(φ L )<br />
• zenithal orientations, g(θ L ):<br />
‣ erectophile (grass) (90 o )<br />
‣ planophile (water cress) (0 o )<br />
‣ plagiophile (45 o )<br />
‣ extremophile (0 o and 90 o )<br />
‣ uniform/spherical (all)<br />
• time varying orientations:<br />
‣ heliotropism (sunflower)<br />
‣ para-heliotropism<br />
Ross J. (1981) ‘The Radiation Regime and Architecture of Plant Stands’, The Hague-Boston-London: Dr. W.Junk<br />
Publishers, 391 pp.<br />
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