Three-dimensional forest light interaction model using a monte carlo method

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 946-956

  North, Peter R J ^a  

^a National Space Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; LIGHT INTERACTION; SKY RADIANCE FIELD;

LIGHT;

EID: 0030193785     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.508411     Document Type: Article

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