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Area Meter Connectivity with Windows® 7

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Some customers have inquired if the Windows® Interface Software that accompanies our area meters will work with Windows® 7. Even though Microsoft® developed this operating system years after the LI-3000C Portable Area Meter and the LI-3100C Area Meter were launched, these two instruments still operate as usual with version 1.0.0 of their respective interface programs….

Using the LAI-2200 in Sunny Conditions

Monday, November 1st, 2010

In a previous tech tip, we used digital photography to show how canopy gap fraction measurements can be over-estimated if measurements are taken when foliage is brightly lit (i.e. when measurements are taken in direct sunlight). The over-estimation of gap fraction leads to under-estimation of leaf area index (LAI), typically by about 10% or more….

Updated LAI-2000 File Viewer Software

Monday, October 5th, 2009

LI-COR® Biosciences recently released an updated version of the software that is used with the LAI-2000 Plant Canopy Analyzer – the FV2000 software. FV2000 is a Windows® application for downloading, viewing, and manipulating data files from the LAI-2000. The FV2000 software provides added functionality, especially for visualizing and designing isolated canopy models, determining path lengths,…

Appropriate Sky Conditions for Using the LAI-2000

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

For users of the LAI-2000 Plant Canopy Analyzers, just a reminder that an overcast sky is the best condition in which to use the instrument. Under cloudy skies, the contribution of scattered radiation is low; when the direct beam of the sun is shining on foliage, scattered radiation is significantly increased. The LAI-2000 optical sensor…

Cellulosic Biomass Study of Miscanthus x giganteus and the LI-6400

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

The use of blended fuels has become a nearly ubiquitous part of our everyday lives. Lately, however, ethanol production has come under increasing scrutiny; questions abound concerning the efficiency of corn ethanol as a renewable source of energy, the possibility of widespread deforestation for the purpose of creating tillable land, and the rising cost of…

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Area Meter Connectivity with Windows® 7

Using the LAI-2200 in Sunny Conditions

Updated LAI-2000 File Viewer Software

Appropriate Sky Conditions for Using the LAI-2000

Cellulosic Biomass Study of Miscanthus x giganteus and the LI-6400

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