DocumentCode :
2136971
Title :
Mapping urban landcover using the bidirectional reflectance distribution function BRDF/albedo product from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Author :
Doll, Christopher N H ; Muller, Jan-Peter ; Schaaf, Crystal ; Strahler, Alan H. ; Gao, Feng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Geomatic Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Volume :
6
fYear :
2001
fDate :
2001
Firstpage :
2680
Abstract :
This paper reports on the results of an evaluation study on using the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF)/albedo product for global urban mapping. Results over Western Europe and Florida look promising, and are evaluated with respect to the extensive quality assurance (QA) information which accompanies the product. The QA information provides information on the number of full versus magnitude inversions which are sourced from a look-up table. Better sampling will be available with Terra´s sister spacecraft ´Aqua´ which will complement Terra with afternoon views, and after incorporating data from the Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) instrument
Keywords :
albedo; geography; terrain mapping; BRDF/albedo product; Florida; MODIS; Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; QA information; Western Europe; bidirectional reflectance distribution function; global urban mapping; quality assurance; urban landcover; Bidirectional control; Distribution functions; Image sensors; Kernel; Land surface; MODIS; Reflectivity; Sampling methods; Sea surface; Space vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978128
Filename :
978128
Link To Document :
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