Relationship between land surface properties and BRDF/albedo parameters using satellite data

Author

Schaaf, Crystal B. ; Lucht, Wolfgang ; Strahler, Alan H. ; Hodges, John C F ; Entremont, Robert P d

Author_Institution

Center for Remote Sensing, Boston Univ., MA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

1277

Abstract

The bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) and the albedo of a land surface are determined by its three-dimensional structure and by its optical properties. By investigating the relationship between BRDFs based on model inversions of observations (and the resulting albedos) and known landcover types, the ability of the MODIS BRDF/Albedo algorithm to capture the realistic variability of surface is explored

Keywords

albedo; geophysical techniques; light scattering; remote sensing; BRDF; MODIS BRDF/Albedo algorithm; albedo parameters; bidirectional reflectance distribution function; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; land surface properties; landcover type; light scattering; model inversion; optical imaging; remote sensing; rough surface; roughness; terrain mapping; three-dimensional structure; variability; Earth Observing System; Electronic mail; Geometry; Land surface; Layout; Lighting; MODIS; Remote sensing; Satellites; Solid modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4403-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1998.691375

Filename

691375