How the LP80 Measures Leaf Area Index (13381-00 AN)

January 11, 2007

• Products:
  • AccuPAR LP-80,
  • Environmental Instruments

Leaf area index (LAI) is just a single number—a statistical snapshot of a canopy taken at one particular time. But that one number can lead to significant insight, because it can be used to model and understand key canopy processes, including radiation interception, energy conversion, momentum, gas exchange, precipitation interception, and evapotranspiration.

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