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Deciduous trees · leaf area index — Archived Zurich deciduous-tree LAI sample Adectr evidence record unreferenced

lai.lai_type1
lai.lai_min0
lai.lai_max4.8
laidectrzurichcityunreferenced

Parameters

Names follow the SUEWS YAML specification; click one for its definition in the configuration reference.

lai.lai_type1
lai.lai_min0
lai.lai_max4.8

Provenance evidence

Awaiting sign-off

Assumed · assessed by provenance-audit · 2026-08-24. Agent assessment is evidence preparation, not human verification.

SUEWS database pre-migration workbook: database.xlsxLater compilation

Where: Initial database.xlsx, Leaf Area Index row 31240021

The workbook stores Deciduous Tree (sample data) a, Zurich, LAIEq 1, LAIMin 0, LAIMax 4.8 and Ref 90240054.

Where: Pre-migration Leaf Area Index row 31240021

The pinned generated transcript exposes the same row field for field immediately before record migration.

The artifacts establish exact archived configuration identity, not scientific provenance.

The Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS): Evaluation in Los Angeles and Vancouver.Validation

Where: Table 2 and Section 2.2

The paper studies Los Angeles and Vancouver and gives a different general deciduous LAI range; it does not publish a Zurich 0/4.8 tuple.

Intercomparison of biogenic CO2 flux models in four urban parks in the city of ZurichValidation

Where: Supplement Table S3, Trees, p. 3

The Zurich SUEWS configuration publishes LAImax 4.8 and LAImin 0.66 for Trees, not the archived sample's 0/4.8 range. The checked open-access manifestation has SHA-256 6cfc1ccfe36fb94eafc51c26e9b05c725faa6ed191e899890cca33399cc5b330.

Assessment findings

Namesupported
Archived Zurich deciduous-tree LAI sample A identifies the retained catalogue sample without presenting it as a Järvi et al. publication or a Stagakis et al. parameter set.
issue #299
Targetsupported
The migration row explicitly stores LAIEq, LAIMin and LAIMax for the Deciduous Tree surface, matching the land_cover.dectr LAI target.
Valuessupported
The workbook preserves lai_type 1, lai_min 0 and lai_max 4.8 exactly. This establishes the archived sample configuration only. Järvi et al. and the Zurich Stagakis supplement publish different ranges, so neither is used as parameter evidence for this tuple.
Sourcesupported
Source unreferenced is required because neither checked publication contains the exact tuple. Legacy Ref 90240054 is retained only as source_legacy_ref to expose the historical Järvi link, not as an active scientific citation.
issue #299
Placesupported
Zurich is retained as the migration row's application identity. Järvi et al. studies Los Angeles and Vancouver; the later Zurich publication does not reproduce this exact sample tuple.
Representativenesssupported
City describes the Zurich-labelled application configuration only. It does not claim that the undocumented sample is empirically representative of Zurich deciduous trees.
Methodsupported
Assumed is the honest method because no measurement, calculation or fit producing the exact 0/4.8 range was found.
issue #299
Identitysupported
Legacy ID 31240021, the sample-A label, Zurich origin, exact tuple and historical Ref 90240054 connect the workbook row to the stable current record path. No value, origin or legacy identity is changed.

Scientific note

This is an archived Zurich-labelled sample configuration, not a literature-backed deciduous-tree LAI range. The pre-migration workbook is the exact evidence for its retained identity. Järvi et al. (2011) does not study Zurich and does not publish 0/4.8. Stagakis et al. (2025) Supplement Table S3 is Zurich-specific but publishes 0.66/4.8 for SUEWS Trees. The record therefore preserves every value, place, origin, stable path and legacy ID, changes the active source to unreferenced, records method assumed, and preserves the old Järvi reference only as source_legacy_ref.

Model-ready fragment

Paste under land_cover.dectr in a SUEWS YAML configuration; every value carries its citation.

lai:
  lai_type:
    value: 1
    ref:
      ID: unreferenced
      DOI: null
      desc: zurich, city
  lai_min:
    value: 0
    ref:
      ID: unreferenced
      DOI: null
      desc: zurich, city
  lai_max:
    value: 4.8
    ref:
      ID: unreferenced
      DOI: null
      desc: zurich, city

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Record metadata

Sourceunreferenced — no citation was recorded in the legacy database; treat with care
Placezurich
Scopecity
Targetland_cover.dectr · docs
Origin“Zurich” (verbatim legacy string)
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 31240021

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