pyet.meteo_utils.calc_laieff

pyet.meteo_utils.calc_laieff(lai=None, lai_eff=0)

Effective leaf area index [-].

Parameters:

• lai (pandas.Series/float, optional) – leaf area index [-].

• lai_eff (float, optional) – 0 => LAI_eff = 0.5 * LAI 1 => LAI_eff = lai / (0.3 * lai + 1.2) 2 => LAI_eff = 0.5 * LAI; (LAI>4=4) 3 => see Zhang et al. (2008).

Return type:

pandas.Series containing the calculated effective leaf area index.