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LWCI [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

An index related to the amount of water in weight or volume per unit leaf weight or volume.

OBS

Weight is calculated in grams and volume in cubic centimeters.

OBS

This parameter is used to estimate the vegetation's potential in relation to transpiration and energy balance.

OBS

leaf water content index; LWCI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Indice de quantité d'eau exprimée en poids ou en volume par unité de poids ou de volume du feuillage.

OBS

[...] la teneur en eau du feuillage est décrite à l'aide d'indices de végétation tirés de l'imagerie SPOT vegetation (VGT) et des températures de surface [...]

OBS

indice normalisé d'hydratation foliaire; LWCI : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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