Comparison of calculated and measured leaf masses of urban trees

Accurate leaf-mass determination is a critical factor in estimating the magnitude of biogenic hydrocarbon (BHC) emissions from green plants. In several past studies that developed BHC emissions estimates for urban areas, a volumetric approach was used to estimate leaf masses of urban trees....The purpose of this study was to examine the precision and accuracy of a volumetric approach using geometric solids to compare estimated leaf masses to measured whole-tree leaf masses, and to compare leaf-mass constants derived from selective sampling within crowns to whole-tree values.

[Ti: Comparison of calculated and measured leaf masses of urban trees]
[Au: Karlik, J.F. and, Winer, A.M., ,]
[So: Ecological Applications 9(4):1168-1176.]
[Ky: Physical Benefits of Urban Forests]]