Estimation of conifer bi-directional reflectance using a Monte Carlo method

Author

North, P.R. ; Plummer, S.E.

Author_Institution

Remote Sensing Appl. Dev. Unit, British Nat. Space Centre, Monks Wood, UK

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

114

Abstract

Presents a method and results for the estimation of coniferous forest bi-directional light reflectance using Monte Carlo evaluation of a hybrid geometric/radiative transfer model. A solution for reflectance is found, building from models of leaf optical properties and canopy structure. The results have implications for the direct and indirect measurements of forest parameters using multi-angle imaging spectrometers

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; forestry; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; Monte Carlo method; bidirectional; canopy structure; conifer bi-directional reflectance; coniferous forest; estimation; geometric model; geophysical measurement technique; leaf optical properties; multi-angle imaging spectrometers; optical remote sensing; radiative transfer model; vegetation forest forestry; Atmospheric modeling; Bidirectional control; Layout; Lighting; Monte Carlo methods; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Reflectivity; Solid modeling; Vegetation mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399053

Filename

399053