Color signals in natural scenes: Characteristics of reflectance spectra and effects of natural illuminants

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 218-224

  Chiao, Chuan Chin ^a   Cronin, Thomas W ^a   Osorio, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0034132254     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.000218     Document Type: Article

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