Research Article

Semideciduous Seasonal Forest Production of Leaves and Deciduousness in Function of the Water Balance, LAI, and NDVI

Table 2

Collection dates of the Litterfall, LAI measurement, and Landsat 5 images (08/20/11–09/21/11) and IRS (08/02/12–09/11/12), and respective days of the period (01/01/11–12/31/12).

Dlw (g·m−2)LAI (m2·m−2)NDVI
DateJulian dayGather. PeriodDateJulian dayDateJulian day

20/08/11232
13/09/112562905/09/11248
11/10/112842819/10/201129221/09/11264
16/11/113203616/11/2011320
14/12/113482812/12/2011346
16/01/123813315/01/2012380
14/02/124102910/02/201240608/02/12404
15/03/124403013/03/201243803/03/12428
15/04/124713117/04/201247320/04/12476
14/05/125002908/05/2012494
15/06/125323220/06/201253701/07/12548
15/07/125623013/07/201256025/07/12572
14/08/125923014/08/2012592
13/09/126223013/09/201262211/09/12620