PROTOLIDAR (version 0.1)

LWA_lidar_function: Leaf Wall Area (LWA) measured in m^2*ha^-1.

Description

LWA need as inputs the height of canopy (m) the ground area (generally one hectare, measured in m^2) and the row spacing (m).

Usage

LWA_lidar_function(height_canopy, ground_area, row_spacing)

Arguments

height_canopy

height of canopy manually or measured with Height_canopy_function.

ground_area

is the orchard area measured in m^2, generally one hectare.

row_spacing

row spacing measured in meters.

References

Walklate, P.J., Cross, J.V., 2011. An examination of Leaf-Wall-Area dose expression. Crop Protection 35, 132-134.

Examples

## Should be DIRECTLY executable !! ----
  height_canopy = 2 ## this value is the maximum of Height_canopy_function.
  ground_area = 10000 ## generally is one hectare in m^2.
  row_spacing = 2.9 ## measured in meters.

## The function is currently defined as
function(height_canopy,ground_area,row_spacing){

 LWA <- 2* height_canopy * (ground_area/row_spacing)

return(LWA)

  }
  LWA_lidar_function(height_canopy,ground_area,row_spacing)