H. Soegaard et H. Thorgeirsson, Carbon dioxide exchange at leaf and canopy scale for agricultural crops inthe boreal environment, J HYDROL, 213(1-4), 1998, pp. 51-61
Within the framework of the Northern Hemisphere Climate processes Land-surf
ace Experiment (NOPEX) a field experiment was conducted in May-June 1994 fo
cusing on carbon dioxide exchange over agricultural land within the boreal
zone. The carbon dioxide flux was monitored continuously above spring barle
y and spring wheat crops. These measurements were supplemented by analysis
of carbon dioxide fluxes at the leaf level. At the same time, canopy develo
pment, the capture of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and atmosph
eric fluxes of heat and water vapour, were also monitored. The carbon dioxi
de fluxes on both leaf and canopy levels are presented in this paper. The r
elationship between the canopy carbon dioxide flux and absorbed photosynthe
tically active radiation (APAR) was found to be approximately linear over t
he full range of APAR, giving a quantum yield of 0.025 and 0.027 mol CO2 pe
r mol APAR for wheat and barley, respectively. In scaling the fluxes from l
eaf to canopy level two approaches are examined. Both are based on the "big
leaf" concept, using the light response of photosynthesis and the absorbed
PAR. By comparing to the measured canopy fluxes it is found that the best
agreement is obtained by scaling the light response of photosynthesis of th
e leaves to the canopy using absorbed PAR directly. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scien
ce B.V. All rights reserved.