Canopy clumping index (CI): A review of methods, characteristics, and applications

H Fang - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2021 - Elsevier
Canopy clumping index (CI) characterizes the spatial distribution of leaves or needles within
a vegetation canopy. CI is critical in determining the canopy radiation transfer …

Methodology comparison for canopy structure parameters extraction from digital hemispherical photography in boreal forests

SG Leblanc, JM Chen, R Fernandes… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2005 - Elsevier
The retrieval of canopy architectural parameters using off-the-shelf digital cameras with fish-
eye lens is investigated. The technique used takes advantage of the sensor's linear …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of baseline and modified Sentinel-2 Level 2 Prototype Processor leaf area index retrievals over the United States

LA Brown, R Fernandes, N Djamai, C Meier… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sentinel-2 Level 2 Prototype Processor (SL2P) is made available to users for
the retrieval of vegetation biophysical variables including leaf area index (LAI) from …

The roles of habitat features, disturbance, and distance from putative source populations in structuring alien plant invasions at the urban/wildland interface on the …

KP Alston, DM Richardson - Biological Conservation, 2006 - Elsevier
Natural areas are becoming increasingly fragmented and embedded in an urban matrix.
Natural and semi-natural areas at the urban/wildland interface are threatened by a variety of …

Estimation of leaf area index in eucalypt forest using digital photography

C Macfarlane, M Hoffman, D Eamus, N Kerp… - Agricultural and forest …, 2007 - Elsevier
We tested whether leaf area index (L) in eucalypt vegetation could be accurately estimated
from gap fraction measurements made using both fisheye and non-fisheye digital …

Leaf area index measurements at Fluxnet-Canada forest sites

JM Chen, A Govind, O Sonnentag, Y Zhang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2006 - Elsevier
Leaf area index (LAI) measurements made at 17 forest sites of the Fluxnet Canada
Research Network are reported here. In addition to LAI, we also report other major structural …

Estimating forest LAI profiles and structural parameters using a ground-based laser called 'Echidna®

DLB Jupp, DS Culvenor, JL Lovell… - Tree …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
There are many techniques for measuring leaf area index (LAI) and forest canopy foliage
profiles but their accuracy is questionable. This paper briefly reviews current methods of …

Correcting non-linearity and slope effects in the estimation of the leaf area index of forests from hemispherical photographs

P Schleppi, M Conedera, I Sedivy… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2007 - Elsevier
The leaf area index (LAI) of forest canopies can be estimated indirectly by measuring their
light transmission, either with a specific sensor or by hemispherical photographs. The angle …

森林冠层地面叶面积指数光学测量方法研究进展

邹杰, 阎广建 - 应用生态学报, 2010 - cjae.net
作为表征植被冠层结构的核心参数之一, 叶面积指数(LAI) 控制着植被冠层的多种生物物理和
生理过程, 如光合, 呼吸, 蒸腾, 碳循环, 降水截获, 能量交换等. 本文首先阐述了森林冠层地面LAI …

An algorithm for the retrieval of the clumping index (CI) from the MODIS BRDF product using an adjusted version of the kernel-driven BRDF model

Z Jiao, Y Dong, CB Schaaf, JM Chen, M Román… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The clumping index (CI) characterizes the grouping of foliage relative to a random spatial
distribution of leaves and is an important structural parameter for plant canopies that can …