At-launch status of the MODIS BRDF/albedo algorithm: implementation, AVHRR-based prototyping, and future plans

Author

Lucht, Wolfgang ; Schaaf, Crystal B. ; Strahler, Alan H. ; Muller, Jan-Peter ; Hu, Baoxin ; Lewis, Philip ; Liu, Yi ; Hyman, Andrew H. ; Li, Xiaowen ; Barnsley, Mike J. ; Strugnell, Nicholas C. ; Entremont, Robert P d

Author_Institution

Dept. of of Geomatic Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

1289

Abstract

The MODIS 1 km spectral BRDF/albedo algorithm is ready for at-launch production. Output consists of two products providing BRDF/albedo parameters for a semiempirical and an empirical BRDF model and two derived utility products, ready-to-use albedo and BRDF-corrected nadir reflectance. Theoretical accuracy studies indicate robust performance. Prototyping using AVHRR observations shows the potential of this new type of data

Keywords

albedo; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; AVHRR; AVHRR-based prototyping; BRDF; BRDF-corrected nadir reflectance; BRDF/albedo algorithm; IR; MODIS; albedo; bidirectional reflectance distribution function; geophysical measurement technique; infrared; land surface; multispectral remote sensing; optical imaging; ready-to-use albedo; satellite remote sensing; terrain mapping; visible; Educational institutions; Geography; Land surface; MODIS; Production; Prototypes; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Solid modeling; Spatial resolution;

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.1998.691380

Filename

691380