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TeachMeFinance.com - explain leaf area index (LAI) leaf area index (LAI) The term 'leaf area index (LAI)' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' The area of foliage per unit area of ground. Conventionally this refers to the ratio of the area of the upper side of the leaves in a canopy projected onto a flat surface to the area of the surface under the canopy. Occasionally this has been used in reference to both sides of the leaves'.
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