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The Biophysical Properties of the Vegetation Data Set were collected as part of the larger FIFE Science effort to characterize the physical and biological properties of the sites within the FIFE study area over the life of the field experiment. These data were collected at 43 locations scattered throughout the FIFE study area between May 1987 and August 1989. The measurements of leaf area were based on an optical technique in which the area of the light beam obscured by the material under the beam is a measure of the surface area of that material relative to the total surface area that the beam covers. The resulting Leaf Area Indices (LAI) provide a relative measure of leaf area. These indices, when compared between plant samples provide an indirect and relative measure of plant biomass.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION ,
LABORATORY
Instruments
LICOR LEAF AREA METER ,
INCLINOMETERS ,
BALANCE
Spatial Extent

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1987-05-26 to 1989-08-18
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2980707152-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
58
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Biomass ,
Leaf Area Index (LAI) ,
Canopy Characteristics ,
Biomass Dynamics

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Nelson, A. K., Killeen, J., Ballou, L., Shah, T., & Hays, C. (1994). Vegetation Biophysical Data (FIFE) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/135 Date Accessed: 2026-05-04

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How can the First ISLSCP Field Experiment contribute to present-day efforts to evaluate water stress in JULESv5. 0? Williams, Karina E., Harper, Anna B., Huntingford, Chris, Mercado, Lina M., Mathison, Camilla T., Falloon, Pete D., Cox, Peter M., Kim, Joon Soil Compaction, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Organic Matter, Soil Color, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Structure, Soil Porosity, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Canopy Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Water Vapor, Photosynthesis, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Respiration Rate, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Transmittance, Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Depth
Describing prairie C4 plant species area coverage using hyperspectral reflectance Huemmrich, Karl Fred, Campbell, Petya E., Voorhies, Sarah K., Landis, David R., Middleton, Elizabeth M. Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover, Reflectance
Analysis of a multiyear global vegetation leaf area index data set Buermann, Wolfgang, Wang, Yujie, Dong, Jiarui, Zhou, Liming, Zeng, Xubin, Dickinson, Robert E., Potter, Christopher S., Myneni, Ranga B. Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics
Conversion of radiometric to aerodynamic surface temperature with an anisothermal canopy model Zibognon, Marcel, Crago, Richard, Suleiman, Ayman Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics
The potential of hyperspectral bidirectional reflectance distribution function data for grass canopy characterization Sandmeier, Stefan R., Middleton, Elizabeth M., Deering, Donald W., Qin, Wenhan Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Reflectance
Modeling of Energy, Water, and CO<SUB>2</SUB> Flux in a Temperate Grassland Ecosystem with SiB2: May-October 1987. Colello, G. D., Grivet, C., Sellers, P. J., Berry, J. A. Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Reflectance, Transmittance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Leaf Characteristics, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Precipitation Rate, Surface Pressure, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover
A Two-Source Time-Integrated Model for Estimating Surface Fluxes Using Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Anderson, M Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Heat Flux, Net Radiation, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Soil Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Shortwave Radiation, Precipitation Amount, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Solar Irradiance, Land Surface Temperature, Biomass, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Biomass Dynamics, Reflectance, Virtual Temperature
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