DocumentCode
975160
Title
Polarization of light scattered by vegetation
Author
Vanderbilt, Vern C. ; Grant, Lois ; Daughtry, Craig S T
Author_Institution
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Volume
73
Issue
6
fYear
1985
fDate
6/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1012
Lastpage
1024
Abstract
The potential information in polarization data of both single leaves and plant canopies is investigated. Measurements demonstrate the relationship between polarization data and various optical and botanical properties of both pieces of foliage and plant canopies. The results provide a basis for gaining fundamental understanding of how light is scattered and polarized by a plant canopy. The results show the polarized and nonpolarized portions of the light scattered by a remotely sensed ground scene potentially are independent sources of information for discriminating species and assessing the condition of plant canopies.
Keywords
Light scattering; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Pigments; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Vegetation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1985.13232
Filename
1457500
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