{"title":"On the relationship between shoot Silhouette area to Total needle Area Ratio (STAR) and contour length","authors":"Jan Pisek , Andres Kuusk , Oleksandr Borysenko","doi":"10.1016/j.rse.2024.114520","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The calculation of the shoot Silhouette area to Total needle Area Ratio (STAR) provides a method for assessing the light interception efficiency of a coniferous shoot. We illustrate the effectiveness of a close-range, blue light 3D scanning system as a new, affordable, and highly efficient technique for estimating STAR values. The distributions of STAR and contour length of shoots for most of the diverse species studied here are similar to those of a recently proposed optical model of a Norway spruce (<em>Picea abies</em>) shoot (Kuusk, A., Borysenko, O., Pisek, J., 2023. Optical model of a conifer shoot. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 310, 108,715). This implies that the conclusions, regarding the radiation scattering in a shoot can be more widely applicable and extended to the species with longer and curved, twisted needles as well.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":417,"journal":{"name":"Remote Sensing of Environment","volume":"317 ","pages":"Article 114520"},"PeriodicalIF":11.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Remote Sensing of Environment","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425724005467","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The calculation of the shoot Silhouette area to Total needle Area Ratio (STAR) provides a method for assessing the light interception efficiency of a coniferous shoot. We illustrate the effectiveness of a close-range, blue light 3D scanning system as a new, affordable, and highly efficient technique for estimating STAR values. The distributions of STAR and contour length of shoots for most of the diverse species studied here are similar to those of a recently proposed optical model of a Norway spruce (Picea abies) shoot (Kuusk, A., Borysenko, O., Pisek, J., 2023. Optical model of a conifer shoot. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 310, 108,715). This implies that the conclusions, regarding the radiation scattering in a shoot can be more widely applicable and extended to the species with longer and curved, twisted needles as well.
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Remote Sensing of Environment (RSE) serves the Earth observation community by disseminating results on the theory, science, applications, and technology that contribute to advancing the field of remote sensing. With a thoroughly interdisciplinary approach, RSE encompasses terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric sensing.
The journal emphasizes biophysical and quantitative approaches to remote sensing at local to global scales, covering a diverse range of applications and techniques.
RSE serves as a vital platform for the exchange of knowledge and advancements in the dynamic field of remote sensing.