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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3447-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3447-2015
Research article
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05 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 05 Jun 2015

Modeling photosynthesis of discontinuous plant canopies by linking the Geometric Optical Radiative Transfer model with biochemical processes

Q. Xin, P. Gong, and W. Li

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We advance the Geometric Optical Radiative Transfer model and derive analytical solutions to radiation absorption by sunlit/shaded leaves. We link the radiative transfer process with the biochemical diffusion process to model canopy photosynthesis. Modeled gross primary production could explain more than 80% variance of flux tower measurements at both hourly and daily scales.
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