Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical vegetation structural variable and is essential in the
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …

Urban trees can potentially mitigate environmental degradation accompanying rapid
urbanisation via a range of tree benefits and services. But uncertainty exists about the extent …

Monitoring of canopy density with related metrics such as leaf area index (LAI) makes a
significant contribution to understanding and predicting processes in the soil–plant …

Tree transpiration provides a variety of ecosystem services in urban areas, including
amelioration of urban heat island effects and storm water management. Tree species vary in …

The Penman–Monteith equation as parameterized by the FAO-56 bulletin to compute grass
reference evapotranspiration (E0, Lgroundm− 2d− 1) was used to predict transpiration of …

The overall goal of this study was to develop a laser scanner based measurement system
and associated algorithms to measure tree geometric characteristics such as tree canopy …

Leaf area index (LAI) is one of the most frequently used parameters for the analysis of
canopy structure and is an important structural characteristic of crop monitoring and crop …

Leaf area index (LAI) is an important ecological and environmental parameter. A new LAI
algorithm is developed using the principles of ground LAI measurements based on canopy …

Se realizó un estudio de relación entre el área foliar individual y medidas lineares de la hoja
de aliso (Alnus acuminata HBK) familia Betulaceae, magle (Escallonia pendula Pers.) …

This paper describes the goodness of fit for two simple methods to estimate the daily sap
flow of irrigated, non-stressed apple and olive trees in an orchard, and a walnut tree in …