Estimates, Plots and Evaluates Leaf Angle Distribution Functions, Calculates Extinction Coefficients

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Documentation for package ‘RLeafAngle’ version 1.0

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BetaDis	Compute the Beta distribution of leaf zenith angle.
computeBeta	Compute the parameter of Beta function given leaf angle distribution mearuements.
computeG	Compute the mean projection of unit leaf area on the plane perpendicular to beam direction, namely, G parameter.
computeGEllip	Compute the G value given lamda (the parameter of ellipsoidal function) and beam direction.
computeLambda	Compute the parameter of ellipsoidal function given leaf angle distribution mearuements.
computeLambdaR	Compute the parameter of rotated-ellipsoidal function given leaf angle distribution mearuements.
computeSunlit	Compute the fraction of sunlit folige given solar position, LAI and G value with the assumption of the symmetric distribution of leaf azimuth angle.
computeTrig	Compute the parameter of Verhoef's leaf angle distribution given leaf angle mearuements.
ellipsoidalDis	Compute the ellipsoidal distribution of leaf zenith angle.
ellipsoidalRDis	Compute the rotated ellipsoidal distribution of leaf zenith angle.
estBeta	Estimate the parameters of Beta distribution given leaf angle measurements.
extremophileDis	Compute the extremophile distribution of leaf zenith angle.
Falster	Leaf angle distribution measurements provided by D.S. Falster
interBeta	Compute the fraction leaf area given leaf angle intervals (in degree) and the parameters of Beta function.
interEllip	Compute the fraction leaf area given leaf angle intervals (in degree) and the parameters of ellipsoidal function.
interEllipR	Compute the fraction leaf area for rotated-ellipsoidal function given leaf angle intervals (in degree) and the parameters.
interErectophile	Compute the fraction leaf area of Erectophile distribution given leaf angle intervals (in degree).
interExtremophile	Compute the fraction leaf area of Extremophile distribution given leaf angle intervals (in degree).
interPlagiophile	Compute the fraction leaf area of Plagiophile distribution given leaf angle intervals (in degree).
interPlanophile	Compute the fraction leaf area of Planophile distribution given leaf angle intervals (in degree).
interSpherical	Compute the fraction leaf area of Spherical function given leaf angle intervals (in degree).
interUniform	Compute the fraction leaf area of Uniform distribution given leaf angle intervals (in degree).
intervalTrig	Compute the fraction leaf area given leaf angle intervals (in degree) and the parameters of Verhoef's leaf angle distribution function.
LADdensity	Retrieve the density of leaf area given leaf angle measurements.
Pisek	Leaf angle distribution measurements provided by Jan Pisek
plagiophileDis	Compute the plagiophile distribution of leaf zenith angle.
planophileDis	Compute the planophile distribution of leaf zenith angle.
plotdensity	Plot the density of leaf area given leaf angle measurements.
selectClassic	Retrieve the density of leaf area given leaf angle measurements.
sphericalDis	Compute the spherical distribution of leaf zenith angle.
sysAziDis	Compute the symmetric distribution of leaf azimuth angle.
uniformDis	Compute the uniform distribution of leaf zenith angle.