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Name	Leaf Area Index [300 m]
Acronym	LAI
Description	The Leaf Area Index is defined as half the total area of green elements of the canopy per unit horizontal ground area. The satellite-derived value corresponds to the total green LAI of all the canopy layers, including the understory which may represent a very significant contribution, particularly for forests. Practically, the LAI quantifies the thickness of the vegetation cover. LAI is recognized as an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
Note
Status	Operational
Group	GLC Vegetation
Area	Global
Component	Bio-geophysical Parameters
Service	Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
Entrusted Entities	European Environment Agency Joint Research Centre
Created on	Nov. 6, 2017, 1:53 p.m.
Last updated on	July 4, 2024, 9:13 a.m.

UID	Requirement	Level of definition	Relevant for	Criticality	Barriers	Created on	Last updated on
188	Vegetation Ground Measurements	Speculative	Calibration and validation	Desirable	Accuracy Coverage	April 27, 2018, 12:56 p.m.	Aug. 21, 2024, 5:22 p.m.
187	Ozone content O3	Speculative	Product generation	Essential	Resolution	April 27, 2018, 1:10 p.m.	Dec. 20, 2021, 1:38 p.m.
189	Total Column of Water Vapour (TCWV)	Speculative	Product generation	Essential	Resolution	April 27, 2018, 1:15 p.m.	Oct. 11, 2022, 7:44 p.m.
185	Digital Elevation Model (global)	Speculative	Product generation	Useful	N/A	May 30, 2018, 5:09 p.m.	Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.