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--- kb:lad [2012/08/15 22:31] – enviadmin
+++ kb:lad [2012/08/15 22:53] – enviadmin
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 $$ \frac{ \text{Leaf surface } (m^2)}{ \text {Reference volume } (m^3)} $$
-In ENVI-met, like in most other models, the LAD is counted **one-sided** which means that only one side of the leaf is counted as active surface area. This accounts to the fact, that most plants only have stomata on one side of the leaf, typically on the back (but there are others as well). So for the exchange of latent heat ($LE$) it makes sense to count only one side of the leaf as active surface. Also, for the exchange of sensible heat ($H$), normally only one side is exposed to the wind while the other is in the lee of the leaf so that its exchange coeficient approaches zero. This is - of course- a simplicifcation which can be discussed.
+In ENVI-met, like in most other models, the LAD is counted **one-sided** which means that only one side of the leaf is counted as active surface area. This accounts to the fact, that most plants only have [[wp>Stoma|stoma]] on one side of the leaf, typically on the back (but there are others as well). So for the exchange of latent heat ($LE$) it makes sense to count only one side of the leaf as active surface. Also, for the exchange of sensible heat ($H$), normally only one side is exposed to the wind while the other is in the lee of the leaf so that its exchange coeficient approaches zero. This is - of course- a simplicifcation which can be discussed.
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