Abstract
Abstract A two-stream approximation model of radiative transfer is used to calculate values of hemispheric canopy reflectance in the visible and near-infrared wavelength intervals. Simple leaf models of photosynthesis and stomatal resistance are integrated over leaf orientation and canopy depth to obtain estimates of canopy photosynthesis and bulk stomatal or canopy resistance. The ratio of near-infrared and visible reflectances is predicted to be a near linear indicator of minimum canopy resistance and photosynthetic capacity but a poor predictor of leaf area index or biomass.
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CanopyTranspirationLeaf area indexEnvironmental sciencePhotosynthesisRadiative transferAtmospheric sciencesRemote sensingBiomass (ecology)Atmospheric radiative transfer codesStomatal conductanceWavelengthBotanyAgronomyBiologyGeologyOpticsPhysics
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- 6
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- 8
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- 1335-1372
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P. J. Sellers
(1985).
Canopy reflectance, photosynthesis and transpiration.
International Journal of Remote Sensing
, 6
(8)
, 1335-1372.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01431168508948283
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- 10.1080/01431168508948283