Gay, Lloyd W. 1973. Radiation budget of the forest--a review. Seattle: University of Washington; Coniferous For. Biome Internal Rep. 60. 20 p.
This review concentrates on 10 recent publications dealing withvarious aspects of radiation exchange in forest vegetation. The articlesare discussed with respect to the following categories: definitions,instrumentation, the modification of radiation by vegetation, andradiation budgets. The papers reviewed have appeared for the most partduring the period 1966-1971. The studies published during this periodindicate continued interest in the role of radiation in energy budgetsand in ecology. The quantity, quality, and direction of this recentresearch are encouraging, and offer promise for continued progress inour understanding of an important and complex environmental variable.