An algorithm for the retrieval of albedo from space using semiempirical BRDF models

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 38, Issue 2 II, 2000, Pages 977-998

  Lucht, Wolfgang ^a,b   Schaaf, Crystal Barker ^a   Strahler, Alan H ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Albedo; Bidirectional reflectance distribution function; EOS; MODIS; Remote sensing algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SENSORS;

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; LAND SURFACE ALBEDO; MULTIANGULAR MEASUREMENTS; SEMIEMPIRICAL ROSS-LI MODEL; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE DEPENDENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 0033894072     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.841980     Document Type: Article

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