Book contents
- Leaf Optical Properties
- Leaf Optical Properties
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Symbols
- Acknowledgments
- 1 A Brief History of Leaf Color
- 2 Leaf Biophysics
- 3 Spectroscopy of Leaf Molecules
- 4 Measurement of Leaf Optical Properties
- 5 Leaf Optical Properties in Different Wavelength Domains
- 6 Variation Due to Leaf Structural, Chemical, and Physiological Traits
- 7 Variations Due to Leaf Abiotic and Biotic Factors
- 8 Comprehensive Reviews of Leaf Optical Properties Models
- 9 Modeling Leaf Optical Properties: prospect
- 10 Modeling Three-Dimensional Leaf Optical Properties: raytran
- 11 Extraction of Leaf Traits
- 12 Applications of Leaf Optics
- Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
8 - Comprehensive Reviews of Leaf Optical Properties Models
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 August 2019
- Leaf Optical Properties
- Leaf Optical Properties
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Symbols
- Acknowledgments
- 1 A Brief History of Leaf Color
- 2 Leaf Biophysics
- 3 Spectroscopy of Leaf Molecules
- 4 Measurement of Leaf Optical Properties
- 5 Leaf Optical Properties in Different Wavelength Domains
- 6 Variation Due to Leaf Structural, Chemical, and Physiological Traits
- 7 Variations Due to Leaf Abiotic and Biotic Factors
- 8 Comprehensive Reviews of Leaf Optical Properties Models
- 9 Modeling Leaf Optical Properties: prospect
- 10 Modeling Three-Dimensional Leaf Optical Properties: raytran
- 11 Extraction of Leaf Traits
- 12 Applications of Leaf Optics
- Conclusion
- Book part
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
A model is a simplified mathematical representation of a phenomenon that simulates its functioning. Science has long used, explicitly or implicitly, approaches that associate models with pure theory and experimentation. These three lines of research are inseparable. We expect a theory to explain the experimental results and predict new results; from an experiment we generally expect it to verify the validity of existing theories and to collect new data. With the exception of a few cases where experimentation is not possible, the confrontation of a model with experimental data is needed to validate it. Sometimes, however, this comparison is misleading.
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- Leaf Optical Properties , pp. 229 - 264Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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