Functions for fitting and displaying leaf angle distributions

Description

A number of standard distributions to fit to (plant) leaf angle distributions: a special kind of distribution where 0 <= angle <= 90 (degrees). Based on the list of distributions summarized by Wang et al. (2007). Uses maximum-likelihood to find parameters, determines best fitting distributions, and includes some simple plotting methods.

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Author(s)

Remko Duursma <remkoduursma@gmail.com>

References

Wang, W.M., Z.L. Li and H.B. Su. 2007. Comparison of leaf angle distribution functions: Effects on extinction coefficient and fraction of sunlit foliage. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 143:106-122.

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