Title :
A new class of geometric-optical semiempirical kernels for global BRDF and albedo modeling
Author :
Wanner, Wolfgang ; Li, Xiaowen ; Strahler, Alan H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Remote Sensing, Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
Two approximations to the Li-Strahler geometric-optical mutual shadowing BRDF model provide new kernels for sparse and dense discrete-crown canopies to be used in linear kernel-driven BRDF models
Keywords :
albedo; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; Li-Strahler geometric-optical mutual shadowing; albedo model; approximation; dense discrete-crown canopy; forest; geometric-optical semiempirical kernel; geophysical measurement technique; global BRDF; land surface; light reflection; linear kernel-driven BRDF model; optical imaging; remote sensing; terrain mapping; vegetation; visible infrared IR; Extrapolation; Kernel; Land surface; Lighting; MODIS; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Scattering; Solid modeling; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.519635
