Title :
Prototyping the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF and albedo product
Author :
Schaaf, Crystal B. ; Lucht, Wolfgang ; Tsang, Trevor ; Gao, Feng ; Stugnell, N. ; Chen, Liangzan ; Liu, Yi ; Strahler, Alan H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Remote Sensing, Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
In expectation of the launch of EOS Terra, this paper demonstrates how a semi-empirical kernel-based bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) model will be used with multi-date MODIS observations to provide a standard global one kilometer BRDF and albedo product. The model results and behavior have been prototyped extensively with multi-date AVHRR data and a number of results from these efforts are presented to demonstrate the expected spatial and temporal variability of the MODIS product
Keywords :
albedo; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; BRDF; EOS Terra; Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; albedo; multi-date AVHRR data; multi-date MODIS observations; semi-empirical kernel-based bidirectional reflectance distribution function; spatial variability; temporal variability; Bidirectional control; Clouds; Electronic mail; Geometry; Kernel; Land surface; Lighting; MODIS; Prototypes; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772002
