Table 1 Cluster canopy parameters of deciduous forest developed for the CONUS runs.
Canopy Parameter | Cluster | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C1-Alpine | C2-Maritime | C3-Southern | C4-Northern | C5-Interior | ||
Overstory Max LAI | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | |
Understory Max LAI | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
Overstory Height (m) | 16.1 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 21.0 | |
Understory Height (m) | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
Monthly LAI Ratio to Max LAI | January | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
February | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.25 | |
March | 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | |
April | 0.26 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.55 | |
May | 0.57 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.68 | 0.80 | |
June | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.97 | |
July | 0.91 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
August | 0.74 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 0.97 | 0.95 | |
September | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.84 | |
October | 0.23 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.57 | |
November | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | |
December | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |
