Correcting Optical Ground Measurement of Leaf Area Index (LAI) Using the Path Length Distribution Model in a California Vineyard: An Attempt to Increase Accuracy for Validation of Satellite Remote Sensing Tools

Ian R Wright, University of California Davis, Viticulture & Enology, Davis, CA, United States, Maria Mar Alsina, E&J Gallo, Modesto, United States, Brian Bailey, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States, William Alexander White, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, United States, Alfonso F Torres-Rua, Utah State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Logan, UT, United States, William P Kustas, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, United States, Andrew J McElrone, USDA ARS, Davis, United States and Nicolas E Bambach, University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, CA, United States