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Densiometer canopy coverage estimation

Subcategory: phenology
Standard reference: Breda 2003
Papers: 4 | Mentions: 24

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Description

Vegetation greenness assessment using Green Chromatic Coordinate as proxy for evapotranspiration rates. Calculates green reflectance normalized by total visible flux from masked vegetation areas.

Typical Equipment

  • RGB color analysis algorithms

Output Measurements

  • vegetation greenness
  • greenup timing

Papers Using This Protocol (4)

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Using time-lapse imagery to determine snow heterogeneity

2025using
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Climate and multiple dimensions of plant diversity regulate ecosystem carbon exchange along an elevational gradient

2021Ecosphereusing
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Effects of Light Availability on Aspen Understory Species

2018using
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The effects of flowering phenology and plant fitness within and across a light quality gradient for a native mustard, <i>Cardamine cordifolia</i>

2012using

Places Where Used

Rocky Mountains

region1 paper

Colorado Rockies

region1 paper

North Slope of Alaska

region1 paper