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SARP2009 Emily Sayles Presentation
SARP2009 Emily Sayles Presentation
SARP2009 Emily Sayles Presentation
Emily L. Sayles
Student Airborne Research
Program
12 August 2009
SPAD
•Minolta’s Special Products
Analysis Division
•Measures difference in
optical density through a
Apogee Instruments,
leaf
Instruments Used in the
Field LAI Readings
Hemispherical
Photography
AccuPAR
LiCOR LAI-2000 •One above
•One above canopy (open canopy (open
sky) sky)
•One below canopy •One below
•Twilight conditions needed canopy
•Concentric ring sensors •No restrictions
measure canopy light
Instruments Used in the
Field SPAD
Measurements
Photo: Shawn
Kefauver
•Wide scattering of
data
•No apparent trend
Nitrogen Treatment and LAI,
CCI
Almond Trees