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Publications Citing Leaf Area Index Data

List of peer-reviewed publications that cite using Leaf Area Index data.

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Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic	Dataset
Simple physics-based models of compensatory plant water uptake: concepts and eco-hydrological consequences	2011	Jarvis, N. J.	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 ISLSCP II Ecosystem Rooting Depths
Thermal comfort effects of urban design strategies in high-rise urban environments in a sub-tropical climate	2011	Yang, Feng, Lau, Stephen S.Y., Qian, Feng	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
A comparative evaluation of spectral vegetation indices for the estimation of biophysical characteristics of Mediterranean semi-deciduous shrub communities	2011	Calvao, T., Palmeirim, J. M.	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Estimation of soil moisture using trapezoidal relationship between remotely sensed land surface temperature and vegetation index	2011	Wang, W., Huang, D., Wang, X.-G., Liu, Y.-R., Zhou, F.	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Evaluation of Sentinel-2 Red-Edge Bands for Empirical Estimation of Green LAI and Chlorophyll Content	2011	Delegido, Jesus, Verrelst, Jochem, Alonso, Luis, Moreno, Jose	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Satellite-driven modelling of Net Primary Productivity (NPP): Theoretical analysis	2009	Prieto-Blanco, Ana, North, Peter R.J., Barnsley, Michael J., Fox, Nigel	Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Water Vapor, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness	BOREAS RSS-07 LAI, Gap Fraction, and FPAR Data BOREAS RSS-03 Atmospheric Conditions from a Helicopter-Mounted Sunphotometer
Seasonal leaf dynamics in an Amazonian tropical forest	2009	Malhado, Ana C.M., Costa, Marcos H., de Lima, Francisca Z., Portilho, Kleber C., Figueiredo, Daniel N.	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
A model for seasonality and distribution of leaf area index of forests and its application to China	2009	Luo, Tianxiang, Neilson, Ronald P., Tian, Hanqin, Vorosmarty, Charles J., Zhu, Huazhong, Liu, Shirong	Soil Depth, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Texture, Soil Classification, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount	Global Soil Texture and Derived Water-Holding Capacities (Webb et al.) Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1961-1990 (New et al.)
Application of airborne passive microwave observations for monitoring inland flooding caused by tropical cyclones	2009	Buckley, Courtney D., Hood, Robbie E., LaFontaine, Frank J.	Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)	MODIS/Terra Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 MODIS/Terra Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second V003 NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 3 arc second V003
Modeling water balance for the small-forested watershed in Korea	2008	Combalicer, Edwin A., Lee, Sang Ho, Ahn, Sujung, Kim, Dong Yeob, Im, Sangjun	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Vulnerability of water resources, vegetation productivity and soil erosion to climate change in Mediterranean watersheds	2008	Nunes, Joao Pedro, Seixas, Julia, Pacheco, Nuno Ricardo	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Boreal Forest and Climate Change	2008		Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Temporal and spatial variation of forest VOC emissions in Germany in the decade 1994-2003	2006	Smiatek, Gerhard, Steinbrecher, Rainer	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Efficient retrieval of vegetation leaf area index and canopy clumping factor from satellite data to support pollutant deposition assessments	2006	Nikolov, Ned, Zeller, Karl	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Four-year comparison of water contents beneath a grass ley and a deciduous oak wood overlying Triassic sandstone in lowland England	2006	Green, Julian C., Reid, Ian, Calder, Ian R., Nisbet, Thomas R.	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Time-series validation of MODIS land biophysical products in a Kalahari woodland, Africa	2005	Huemmrich, K. F., Privette, J. L., Mukelabai, M., Myneni, R. B., Knyazikhin, Y.	Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Forests, Transmittance, Reflectance, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Plant Phenology	SAFARI 2000 FPAR TRAC Data for Mongu, Zambia, 1999-2002 SAFARI 2000 Leaf Area Measurements at the Mongu Tower Site, Zambia, 2000-2002
A MODIS-derived photochemical reflectance index to detect inter-annual variations in the photosynthetic light-use efficiency of a boreal deciduous forest	2005	Drolet, Guillaume G., Huemmrich, Karl F., Hall, Forrest G., Middleton, Elizabeth M., Black, T. Andrew, Barr, Alan G., Margolis, Hank A.	Vegetation Species, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Land Use/Land Cover Classification	BOREAS TE-10 Leaf Optical Properties for SSA Species BOREAS RSS-07 LAI, Gap Fraction, and FPAR Data BOREAS TE-18 Landsat TM Physical Classification Image of the SSA
The Upper and Lower Ecological Limits of Specific Metabolic Power of Different Organisms	2004	Makarieva, A. M., Gorshkov, V. G., Li, B.-L., Losev, K. S.	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Evaluating image-based estimates of leaf area index in boreal conifer stands over a range of scales using high-resolution CASI imagery	2004	Fernandes, Richard A, Miller, John R, Chen, Jing M, Rubinstein, Irene G	Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance, Leaf Characteristics	BOREAS RSS-07 LAI, Gap Fraction, and FPAR Data BOREAS RSS-07 Regional LAI and FPAR Images From Ten-Day AVHRR-LAC Composites
A method for predicting fresh green leaf nitrogen concentrations from shortwave infrared reflectance spectra acquired at the canopy level that requires no in situ nitrogen data	2003	Bortolot, Z. J., Wynne, R. H.	Carbon, Leaf Characteristics, Nitrogen, Chlorophyll, Vegetation Species, Canopy Transmittance, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics	Leaf Chemistry, 1992-1993 (ACCP) Seedling Canopy Chemistry, 1992-1993 (ACCP) Seedling Canopy Reflectance Spectra, 1992-1993 (ACCP) Calculated Leaf Carbon and Nitrogen, 1992 (ACCP) Visible and Near-Infrared Leaf Reflectance Spectra, 1992-1993 (ACCP)
Carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of red deer (Cervus elaphus) collagen as a tool for tracking palaeoenvironmental change during the Late-Glacial and Early Holocene in the northern Jura (France)	2003	Drucker, Dorothee, Bocherens, Herve, Bridault, Anne, Billiou, Daniel	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Global synthesis of leaf area index observations: implications for ecological and remote sensing studies	2003	Asner, Gregory P., Scurlock, Jonathan M. O., A. Hicke, Jeffrey	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Green plot ratio: an ecological measure for architecture and urban planning	2003	Ong, Boon Lay	Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Riparian aquatic interaction simulator (RAIS): a model of riparian forest dynamics for the generation of large woody debris and shade	2002	Welty, Jeffrey J., Beechie, Timothy, Sullivan, Kathleen, Hyink, David M., Bilby, Robert E., Andrus, Chip, Pess, George	Leaf Area Index (LAI)	Leaf Area Index Data (OTTER)
Conversion of radiometric to aerodynamic surface temperature with an anisothermal canopy model	2002	Zibognon, Marcel, Crago, Richard, Suleiman, Ayman	Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics	AMS (Automated Met Station) Data (FIFE) Radiant Temp. Multiangle Data (FIFE) Vegetation Biophysical Data (FIFE)