Theoretical noise sensitivity of BRDF and albedo retrieval from the EOS-MODIS and MISR sensors with respect to angular sampling

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-98

  Lucht, W ^a,c   Lewis, P ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALBEDO; REFLECTANCE; SAMPLING BIAS;

EID: 0034627741     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311600211000     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Barnsley, M. J., Strahler, A. H., Morris, K. P., and Muller, J.-P., 1994, Sampling the surface bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF): Evaluation of current and future satellite sensors. Remote Sensing Reviews, 8, 271-311.
2. Diner, D., Bruegge, C. J., Martonchik, J. V., Bothwell, G. W., Danielson, E. D., Ford, V. G., Hovland, L., Jones, K. L., and White, M. L., 1991, A multi-angle image spectroradiometer for terrestrial remote sensing with the Earth Observing System. International Journal of Imaging Systems T echnology, 3, 92-107.
3. Diner, D., Martonchik, J. V., Borel, C., Gerstl, S. A. W., Gordon, H. R., Myneni, R., Pinty, B., and Verstraete, M.M., 1996, Level 2 surface retrieval algorithmtheoretical basis. NASA EOS MISR Technical Document, JPL D-11401, Revision B, Pasadena, CA, USA.
4. Engelsen, O., Pinty, B., Verstraete, M. M., and Martonchik, J. V., 1996, Parametric bidirectional reflectance factor models: Evaluation, improvements and applications. Report of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, EU 16426, Ispra, Italy.
5. D'Entremont, R. E., Barker Schaaf, C. L., Lucht, W., and Strahler, A.H., 1999, Retrieval of red spectral albedo and bidirectional reflectance using AVHRR HRPT and GOES satellite observations of the New England region. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 6229-6240.
6. Hu, B., Lucht, W., Li, X., and Strahler, A. H., 1997, Validation of kernel-driven models for global modeling of bidirectional reflectance. Remote Sensing of Environment, 62, 201-214.
7. Hu, B., Lucht, W., and Strahler, A. H., 1999a, The interrelationship of atmospheric correction of reflectances and surface BRDF retrieval: Asensitivity study. IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37, 724-738.
8. Hu, B., Lucht, W., Strahler, A. H., Barker Schaaf, C. L., and Smith, M., 1999b, Surface BRDF albedos and angle-corrected NDVI from AVHRR observations over South America. Remote Sensing of Environment, in press.
9. Justice, C. O., Vermote, E., Townshend, J. R. G., DeFries, R., Roy, D. P., Hall, D. K., Salomonson, V. V., Privette, J. L., Riggs, G., Strahler, A. H., Lucht, W., Myneni, R. B., Knyazikhin, Y., Running, S. W., Nemani, R. R., Wan, Z., Huete, A. R., van Leeuwen, W., Wolfe, R. E., Giglio, L., Muller, J.-P., Lewis, P., and Barnsey, H. J., 1998, TheModerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS): a NASA contribution to global change research. IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36, 1228-1249.
10. Kimes, D. S., 1983, Dynamics of directional reflectance factor distribution for vegetation canopies. Applied Optics, 22, 1364-1372.
11. Kimes, D. S., Newcomb, W. W., Tucker, C. J., Zonneveldt, I. S., Van Wijngaarden, W., De Leeuw, J., and Epema, G. F., 1985, Directional reflectance factor distributions for cover types of Northern Africa. Remote Sensing of Environment, 18, 1-19.
12. Kimes, D. S., Newcomb, W.W., Nelson, R. F., and Schutt, J. B., 1986, Directional reflectance distributions of a hardwood and a pine forest canopy. IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 24, 281-293.
13. Lewis, P., and Barnsley, M. J., 1994, Influence of the sky radiance distribution on various formulations of the earth surface albedo. Proc. Conf. Phys. Meas. Sign. Remote Sens., Vol. d'Isere. France. 707-715.
14. Lewis, P., and Ruiz de Lope, E. V., 1997, The application of kernel-driven BRDF models andAVHRRdata tomonitoring land surface dynamics in the Sahel. Journal of Remote Sensing (China), 1, 155-161.
15. Li, X., and Strahler, A. H., 1992, Geometric-optical bidirectional reflectance modeling of the discrete crown vegetation canopy: Effect of crown shape andmutual shadowing. IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 30, 276-292.
16. Li, Z., Cihlar, J., Zheng, X., Moreau, L., and Ly, H., 1996, The bidirectional effects of AVHRR measurements over boreal regions. IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 34, 1308-1322.
17. Lucht, W., 1998, Expected retrieval accuracies of bidirectional reflectance and albedo from EOS-MODIS and MISR angular sampling. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, 8763-8778.
18. Privette, J. L., Eck, T. F., and Deering, D. W., 1997, Estimating spectral albedo and nadir reflectance through inversion of simple bidirectional reflectance distribution function models with AVHRR/moderate-resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS)-like data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 29529-29542.
19. Rahman, H., Pinty, B., andVerstraete, M. M., 1993, Coupled surface-atmosphere reflectance (CSAR) model, 2, Semiempirical surface model usable with NOAA advanced very high resolution radiometer data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 98, 20791-20801.
20. Ross, J. K., 1981, The Radiation Regime and Architecture of Plant Stands (Norwell, Massachusetts: Dr W. Junk).
21. Roujean, J. L., Leroy, M., and Deschamps, P. Y., 1992, A bidirectional reflectance model of the Earth's surface for the correction of remote sensing data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97, 20455-20468.
22. Strahler, A. H., Wanner, W., Barker Schaaf, C. L., Li, X., Hu, B., Muller, J.-P., Lewis, P., and Barnsley, M. J., 1996, MODIS BRDF/albedo product: Algorithm theoretical basis document, Version 4.0. NASA EOS MODIS Technical Document, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
23. Wanner, W., Li, X., and Strahler, A. H., 1995, On the derivation of kernels for kerneldriven models of bidirectional reflectance. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100, 21077-21090.
24. Wanner, W., Strahler, A. H., Hu, B., Lewis, P., Muller, J.-P., Li, X., Barker Schaaf, C. L., and Barnsley, M. J., 1997, Global retrieval of bidirectional reflectance and albedo over land from EOS MODIS and MISR data: theory and algorithm. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 17143-17162.
25. Whittaker, E., and Robinson, G., 1960, The Calculus of Observations (Glasgow: Blackie and Son).