• DocumentCode
    3297053
  • Title

    Retrieving albedo in small sample size

  • Author

    Gao, Feng ; Strahler, Alan H. ; Lucht, Wolfgang ; Xia, Zong-guo ; Li, Xiaowen

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Geogr. & Limnology, Acad. Sinica, Nanjing, China
  • Volume
    5
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-10 Jul 1998
  • Firstpage
    2411
  • Abstract
    A new criteria for kernels´ selection in Ambrals model is provided. Instead of using “least square” methods, “least variance” of white albedo which derived from Tarantola´s information theory is used. Several tests showed “least variance” had many advantages. First, it is less sensitive to noise. Second, it operated well with a small sample size. Third, it is less sensitive to the sampling position
  • Keywords
    albedo; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; Ambrals model; Tarantola´s information theory; albedo; criteria; geophysical measurement technique; kernel selection; kernels´ selection; land surface; least variance; optical imaging; remote sensing; retrieval; small sample size; terrain mapping; white albedo; Bidirectional control; Geography; Information theory; Kernel; MODIS; Position measurement; Reflectivity; Sampling methods; Scattering; Sea surface;
  • 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.1998.702230
  • Filename
    702230