The canopy was 7 cm in depth on average, with a coverage ratio of about 100%. Leaf area
index (LAI) was measured to be 4.6 and the areal density of plants was 4.8 kg m2 (3.3 kg m2 for canopy and 1.5 kg m2 for roots). The specific heat of plants was treated the same as pure water since S. lineare is succulent.