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Leaf Area Index (LAI)

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Leaf Area Index data from the KBS GLBRC Intensive Site (BCSE) was collected from 2009 to 2017. From 2009 to 2013 the data were collected with a Licor LAI-2000 instrument. Since 2013 the data have been collected with an LP-80 Ceptometer.

This datatable is part of the KBS GLBRC Annual Net Primary Productivity dataset. This dataset contains the aboveground annual net primary production (ANPP) data on the KBS Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) intensive sites and GLBRC scale-up fields. This dataset contains the aboveground annual net primary production (ANPP) data. ANPP is measured at peak biomass for a given treatment. Additional ANPP measurements are made where appropriate such as occasional destructive harvests for poplar. See the ANPP protocols for descriptions of the sampling and measurement methods for each of the treatments. Below ground net primary production (BNPP) are available for these same sites.

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Experiment: GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment
Data available from: June 2009 to October 2017
Dataset: KBS063
Datatable ID: kbs063-008.80
Core Areas Primary Production,Disturbance
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Last Updated 2022-06-06
Variate Description Units
sample date measurement date
local time the local time in the eastern time zone. includes eastern standard time and daylight saving time depending on the date.
treatment experimental treatment
replicate replicate nested within treatment
direction plant direction and number
lai leaf area index m^2/m^2
sel standard error of lai m^2/m^2
difn fraction of sky visible number
mta mean tilt angle degree
sem standard error of MTA degree
smp number of sample pairs used number
comments notes on data row
instrument The instrument used ot measure the LAI
mean above par mean PAR above the canopy (in micromoles/(m^2 s)?)
mean below par Mean PAR below the canopy (in micromoles/(m^2 s)?)
tau ratio of below-canopy PAR measurements dimensionless
chi (leaf distribution parameter) ratio of the projected area of an average canopy element (a leaf, for example) on a horizontal plane to its projection on a vertical plane; the default value for χ is 1.0, which assumes the canopy angle distribution to be spherical dimensionless
fb (fractional beam radiation): ratio of direct beam radiation coming from the sun to radiation gathered from all ambient sources, like the atmosphere, or reflected from other surfaces.
zenith angle angle between the point in the sky directly overhead vertical, called the zenith (0°), and the position of the sun. degree

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Data Excerpt

sample_date local_time treatment replicate direction lai sel difn mta sem smp comments instrument mean_above_par mean_below_par tau chi fb zenith_angle
2017-10-27 12:52:00 +0000 2017-10-27 08:52:00 UTC G8 R1 EP3 0.39 LAI AccuPAR LP-80 Ceptometer 11.2 8.1 0.719 1.0 0.02 83.0
2017-10-27 12:51:00 +0000 2017-10-27 08:51:00 UTC G8 R1 EP1 0.67 LAI AccuPAR LP-80 Ceptometer 10.9 6.1 0.56 1.0 0.02 83.0
2017-10-27 12:51:00 +0000 2017-10-27 08:51:00 UTC G8 R1 EP2 0.72 LAI AccuPAR LP-80 Ceptometer 11.0 6.0 0.542 1.0 0.02 83.0
2017-10-27 12:50:00 +0000 2017-10-27 08:50:00 UTC G8 R1 WP3 0.79 LAI AccuPAR LP-80 Ceptometer 11.3 5.7 0.505 1.0 0.02 83.0
2017-10-27 12:48:00 +0000 2017-10-27 08:48:00 UTC G8 R1 WP2 0.79 LAI AccuPAR LP-80 Ceptometer 12.1 6.2 0.51 1.0 0.02 84.0
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