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. 2014 Feb 26;164(4):1741–1758. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.236323

Table III. Leaf and environmental parameter values used in the various solutions reported in the figures.

Quantity Symbol Red Oak (Fig. 2) Sunflower
(Fig. 3) Condensing Leaf
(Fig. 4) EFM Leaf
(Fig. 5) Unitsa
Leaf thickness, adaxial Inline graphic 167.7 × 10−6 200 × 10−6 167.7 × 10−6 167.7 × 10−6 m
Leaf thickness, abaxial Inline graphic 94.3 × 10−6 200 × 10−6 94.3 × 10−6 94.3 × 10−6 m
Liquid area fraction, adaxial Inline graphic 0.95 0.8 0.8 0.8
Liquid area fraction, abaxial Inline graphic 0.7 0.2 0.15 0.4
Vapor area fraction, adaxial Inline graphic 0.05 0.2 0.2 0.2
Vapor area fraction, abaxial Inline graphic 0.3 0.8 0.85 0.6
Palisade absorbed radiation Inline graphic 0.8 SR 0.9 SR 0.8 SR 0.8 SR J m−2 s−1
Spongy absorbed radiation Inline graphic 0.2 SR 0.1 SR 0.2 SR 0.2 SR J m−2 s−1
Leaf hydraulic capacity Inline graphic 9.3 × 10−4 mol m−3 Pa−1
Vascular conductance Inline graphic 2.1 × 10−8 1 × 10−7 2.1 × 10−8 2.1 × 10−8 mol m−2 Pa−1 s−1
Vascular conductance scaling factor Inline graphic 0.67 0.6 - 0.8
Root and stem conductance Krs 6 × 10−9 mol m−2 Pa−1 s−1
Hydraulic conductivity cells Inline graphic 6.97 × 10−13 1 × 10−12 6.97 × 10−13 6.97 × 10−13 mol m−1 Pa−1 s−1
Thermal conductivity cells Inline graphic 0.286 0.2 0.286 0.286 J m−1 K−1 s−1
Stomatal conductance, total gs 0.3 0.71 0.34 0.3 mol m−2 s−1
Characteristic leaf length lc 0.1 0.1 0.1 m
Emissivity, long-wave, leaf Inline graphic 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96
Boundary layer conductance (one side, cuvette) gbl 1.42 1.42 mol m−2 s−1
Wind speed uw 3.86 3.86 3.86 m s−1
Relative humidity RH 44% 84% 85% 44%
Temperature, air (base) Tair 301.5 298.15 301.5 301.5 K
Photosynthetic photon flux density PPFD 1,700 1,700 50–2,000 μmol m−2 s−1
a

Dashes indicate a dimensionless (unitless) quantity.