. 2018 Aug 14;13(8):e0201114. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201114

Table 1. Characteristics of the three single-level case study sites.

site	lon (°)	lat (°)	elevation (m)	MAP (mm)	MAT (°C)	vegetation type	z_h (m)	max. LAI
AT-Neu	11.32	47.12	970	852	6.30	grassland	0.5^a	6^a
DE-Tha	13.57	50.96	385	843	8.20	spruce forest	26.5	7.6
FR-Pue	3.60	43.74	48	883	13.50	holm oak forest	5.5	3.3

^a highly variable throughout the growing season [84]. LAI = 5 in subsequent calculations