Potential of multiangular spectral measurements to characterize land surfaces: Conceptual approach and exploratory application

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D13, 2000, Pages 17539-17549

  Gobron, Nadine ^a   Pinty, Bernard ^a   Verstraete, Michel M ^a   Martonchik, John V ^b   Knyazikhin, Yuri ^c   Diner, David J ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; LAND SURFACE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0033785760     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900154     Document Type: Article

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