Considerations in the parametric modeling of BRDF and albedo from multiangular satellite sensor observations

Remote Sensing Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 343-379

  Lucht, W ^a   Roujean, J L ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Albedo; Bidirectional reflectance; Remote sensing; Semiempirical modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT REFLECTION; RADAR IMAGING;

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS (BRDF);

REMOTE SENSING;

ALBEDO; BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 0039772200     PISSN: 02757257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757250009532395     Document Type: Article

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