Title :
A Practical Analytical Approach for Predicting Sand Spectral Signatures
Author :
Kimmel, Bradley W. ; Baranoski, Gladimir V G
Author_Institution :
Natural Phenomena Simulation Group, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
The authors have recently proposed a model, based on Monte Carlo methods, to simulate light interaction with sand. In this paper, principal component analysis (PCA) and regression techniques are applied to yield a compact analytical representation of the spectral reflectance signatures produced by the model. This analytical formulation compares well with the original model and is appropriate for applications demanding interactive rates.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; principal component analysis; regression analysis; sand; soil; Monte Carlo methods; PCA technique; light interaction; principal component analysis technique; regression technique; sand spectral reflectance signatures; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Iron; Minerals; Predictive models; Principal component analysis; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Soil;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779436
