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Preferred term

fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation

Definition

  • The FAPAR quantifies the fraction of the solar radiation absorbed by live leaves for the photosynthesis activity. Then, it refers only to the green and alive elements of the canopy.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • FAPAR

Creator

Editorial note

  • http://land.copernicus.eu/global/products/

In other languages

Greek

  • κλάσμα απορροφημένης φωτοσυνθετικά ενεργού ακτινοβολίας

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22330

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