Conversion of nadir, narrowband reflectance in red and near-infrared channels to hemispherical surface albedo

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-23

  Russell, Mick J ^a   Nunez, Manuel ^a   Chladil, Mark A ^b   Valiente, Jose A ^a   Lopez Baeza, Ernesto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Tasmania Fire Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFLECTOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING;

HEMISPHERICAL SURFACE ALBEDOS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; AVHRR; NADIR; NEAR INFRARED CHANNEL; RED CHANNEL; REFLECTANCE; VEGETATION;

EID: 0031177795     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(96)00218-0     Document Type: Article

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