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LI-COR LAI-2200C Instruction Manual (262 pages)

Plant Canopy Analyzer

Brand: LI-COR | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 27 MB

Printing History
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Table of Contents
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About this Manual
14
Section 1. Getting Started
15
What's What
15
LAI-2270C Control Unit
15
LAI-2250 Optical Sensor
16
View Caps
17
Sensor Cables
17
Data Cable
18
FV2200 Software
18
Accessories
18
Theory of Operation
19
Basic Theory
20
Assumptions
21
Section 2. Introduction to the Instrument
25
Control Unit
25
Display
25
Keypad
25
Cable Connections
27
Memory
29
Optical Sensor
30
Keypad
30
Indicator Leds
31
Features
32
Maintenance
32
Control Unit
32
Optical Sensor
33
Calibration
33
Cleaning
34
Storage
34
Replacing the Internal Battery
34
Power on and off
39
Console Auto-Off Timer
40
Monitor Mode Navigation
40
Basic Menu Navigation
41
Setting the Clock
41
Calibration and Match Values
42
Overview of Configurations
43
Wand Setup
43
Log Setup
44
Console Setup
46
Attached Vs. Autonomous Configuration
46
Operating Modes: One and Two Sensor Modes
47
Setting Prompts
49
Logging Configurations
52
Manual Sequence with Sensor Unattached
52
Manual Sequence with Sensor Attached
53
Controlled Sequence
53
Automatic Logging (Wand)
53
Automatic Logging (Console)
54
Transferring Wand Data
54
Connecting Quantum Sensors
54
Making Basic Measurements
55
Operation: One Sensor, One Control Unit
55
Operation: Two Sensors, One Control Unit
56
Importing a Readings from Separate Files (Console)
57
Data Management on the Console
58
Connecting to a Computer
60
Global Positioning System
61
Configuring GPS
62
GPS Fix Quality
64
Mapping
65
About Data Files
65
Header
66
Statistics
67
Sensor Information
67
Observations
67
What Do the Results Mean
68
Section 4. Measurement Guidelines
71
Guidelines for Getting Good Data
71
Where to Measure
71
How Many B Readings
72
Using View Caps
74
Measuring on Slopes
75
Bad Readings
77
Foliage Size
78
Section 5. Dealing with Sky Conditions
81
Clouds
81
Sky Variability Tests
82
Sky Variability and Canopy Variability
85
Dealing with Clouds
85
Sun
86
Dealing with Scattering
86
A Scattering Correction Example
91
Model Limitations for Scattering Corrections
97
Multiple-Sensor Operation Revisited
101
Three Methods for FV2200 Matching
102
Protocol Suggestions for Direct Sun
110
Single Sensor with Scattering Correction
110
Multiple Sensors with Scattering Correction
111
Measuring Non-Uniform Canopies with Direct Sun
112
Some Esoteric Details
112
Wand Calibrations
112
General Considerations When Matching Sensors
113
Some Scattering Correction Details
114
Rain, Fog, and Dew
115
Section 6. Canopy Types
117
Measuring Plant Canopies
117
Short Homogeneous Canopies
117
Small Plots
117
Row Crops
119
Tall Canopies and Forests
121
Making K Records in a Forest Canopy
125
Canopies with Large Gaps
125
Conifers
127
The Gap Test
127
Measuring Isolated Plants
128
LAI or Foliage Density
128
The DISTS Vector
130
A Simple Example
130
Isolated Trees
131
Isolated Rows and Hedges
135
Isolated Canopies and Scattering Corrections
139
Section 7. Data Analysis with FV2200
141
Getting FV2200
141
Software Updates
141
Main Window
142
Basic Tasks
143
View an LAI File
144
Import a Records
144
Recompute Data Files
145
Implementing Scattering Corrections
145
Plot Selected Data
146
Make a GPS Plot
146
View LAI for each B Record
147
Computing LAI
148
LAI-2000 Method
148
Lang Method
150
Ellipsoidal Method
150
Constrained Least Squares Method
150
Section 8. Examples and Procedures
153
Example 1 - One Sensor Measurement Without Scattering Correction
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Example 2 - One Sensor Measurement with Scattering Correction
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Example 3 - Two Sensor Measurement Without Scattering Correction
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Example 4 - Forest Sites with One Sensor (and Control Unit)
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Example 5 - Forest Sites with One Sensor (Without Control Unit)
158
Example 6 - a Simple Isolated Canopy
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Example 7 - Isolated Tree
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Example 8 - Isolated Row 1
164
Example 9 - Isolated Row 2
166
1.0 Preoperation Procedures
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Procedure 1.1 - Setting the Console Clock Manually
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Procedure 1.2 - Setting the Console Clock from GPS
169
Procedure 1.3 - Setting the Wand Clock Manually
170
Procedure 1.4 - Synchronizing Wand and Console Clock
170
Procedure 1.5 - Resetting Wand to Factory Calibration
171
Procedure 1.6 - Deleting Records from a Wand
171
Procedure 1.7 - Setting Prompts
171
Procedure 1.8 - Build a Match File for Two Sensors (Match Method 1)
171
Procedure 1.9 - Build a Match File for more than Two Sensors (Match Method 1)
173
Procedure 1.10 - Enabling a Quantum Sensor
173
Procedure 1.11 - the Canopy Gap Test
174
2.0 Field Operation Procedures
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Procedure 2.1 - Making Two Wands Match - Console Matching
175
Procedure 2.2 - Opening a New Data File
176
Procedure 2.3 - Import to an Existing Data File
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Procedure 2.4 - Setting up a Controlled Logging Sequence
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Procedure 2.5 - Creating a Match File for Match Method
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Procedure 2.6 - Logging a 4A or 3A Sequence
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Procedure 2.7 - Automatic Logging - Wand
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Procedure 2.8 - Automatic Logging - Console
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Procedure 2.9 - Importing a Records - Console
180
Procedure 2.10 - Excluding Rings from Analysis - Console
181
Procedure 2.11 - Interpolating a Records - Console
182
Procedure 2.12 - Getting K Records on an above Sensor
182
Procedure 2.13 - Moving Wand Data to the Console
183
Procedure 2.14 - Measuring Leaf Transmittance and Reflectance
183
3.0 Post Operation Procedures
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Procedure 3.1 - Moving Data to a Computer
187
Procedure 3.2 - LAI-2000 File Transfer
187
Procedure 3.3 - Loading Data Files into FV2200
188
Procedure 3.4 - Converting LAI-2000 File to LAI-2200C
188
Procedure 3.5 - Excluding Rings from Analysis - FV2200
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Procedure 3.6 - Interpolating a Records - FV2200
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Procedure 3.7 - Recomputing a Data File - Console
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Procedure 3.8 - Import a and Adjust a Records - FV2200
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Procedure 3.9 - Generating K Records from Sequences
191
Procedure 3.10 - Importing K Records
192
Procedure 3.11 - Set Scattering Inputs for a Group of Files
193
Procedure 3.12 - Combining Multiple Files - FV2200
195
Procedure 3.13 - Determining LAI for each B Record - FV2200
196
4.0 Miscellaneous Procedures
196
Procedure 4.1 - Sky Variability Test
196
Section 9. Instrument Software Reference
197
Main Menu
197
Wand Setup
197
Log Setup
199
Data
202
Console Setup
205
Firmware
205
Section 10. Theory
207
Calculations
207
Foliage Density and Leaf Area Index
208
Clumping
208
Foliage Orientation
209
Implementation Algorithms
211
Alternative Methods
217
Scattering Correction
217
How Scattering Correction Works
218
Required Inputs for the Scattering Model
218
Derivation of Formulae for Determining # of B Readings
220
Appendix A. Troubleshooting
223
Appendix B. Specifications
229
Appendix C. Part Numbers
233
Appendix D. LAI-2000 Vs. LAI-2200C
235
Appendix E. References
239
Standard Terms and Conditions
243
Index
251

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