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Leaf Area Index (LAI) template description


Measurement specific example files


groundbased_analyser.lai_uleicester001_everglades.fl_h2_20000101t000000z_v1.0.hdf

Measurement specific templates


1 GEOMS-TE-LAI-GA   LAI Global Attributes Template
2 GEOMS-TE-LAI-VA   LAI Variable Attributes Template

 GEOMS-TE-LAI-GA (LAI Global Attributes Template)
Download in CSV format GEOMS-TE-LAI-GA.csv (last updated: December 01, 2021).
#Variable nameVariable valueComment
0 DATA_DESCRIPTION Leaf area index data taken in the Everglades with a LAI_2000 analyzer Free description of the data set
1 DATA_DISCIPLINE LAND.SURFACE.BIOLOGY;INSITU;GROUNDBASED Discipline field; Acquisition method; Acquisition platform
2 DATA_GROUP EXPERIMENTAL; SCALAR.STATIONARY Origin of the data (experimental, model, or a combination of both);spatial characteristics of the data.
3 DATA_LOCATION EVERGLADES.FL The measurement is carried out in a given named environment
4 DATA_SOURCE ANALYSER.LAI_ULEICESTER001 The 1st field indicates the type of instrument that provides the data in the file; the 2nd field indicates the institutional owner of the instrument (acronym) and a unique numerical identifier to distinguish between instruments from the same owner: in the example given the instrument belongs to the University of Leicester (ULEICESTER)
5 DATA_LEVEL H2 Example: level 2 data at a hourly temporal sampling
6 DATA_VARIABLES DATETIME;
LATITUDE;
LONGITUDE;
LEAF.AREA.INDEX
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 GEOMS-TE-LAI-VA (LAI Variable Attributes Template)
Download in CSV format GEOMS-TE-LAI-VA.csv (last updated: December 01, 2021).
#Variable nameUnitsNumeric typeFormattingFill valuesComment
0 DATETIME MJD2000 DOUBLE F16.9 -90000 Effective meas. time
1 LATITUDE deg REAL F9.2 -90000 The geolocation of the in-situ measurement; generally positive for northern latitudes
2 LONGITUDE deg REAL F9.2 -90000 The geolocation of the in-situ measurement; generally positive for eastern longitudes
3 LEAF.AREA.INDEX DIMENSIONLESS
REAL E12.4 -9.00E+04 Measured leaf area index
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