Basic processes of plant atmosphere interactions

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Our understanding of plant-atmosphere interactions, during this century, focused first on leaf exchange processes of momentum, energy and mass. Non-dimensional expressions of transfer generally reflected adaptations of engineering models for flat plates. Predictions of transfer from many leaves integrated into a canopy ‘continuum’ is complicated by feedback mechanisms between the leaves and their environment. Some common approaches (physiological models, continuum approach through conservation equations, Lagrangian models), and their relative advantages and shortcomings are discussed. Finally, a brief outlook on current observation techniques and their integration with boundary layer studies is presented.