SCS+C: A modified sun-canopy-sensor topographic correction in forested terrain

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2148-2159

  Soenen, Scott A ^a,b,c   Peddle, Derek R ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Coburn, Craig A ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c Alberta Ingenuity Centre   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e NASA GSFC Terrestrial Physics Laboratory in the Biospheric Sciences Branch ^*  (Canada)

^f Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS)   (Canada)

^g IEEE   (Canada)

^h Canadian Association of Geographers   (Canada)

ⁱ Alberta Geomatics Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy reflectance model; Forests; Radiometric processing; Rocky Mountains; SCS with C correction (SCS+C); Sun canopy sensor (SCS); Topographic correction

Indexed keywords

CANOPY REFLECTANCE MODEL; RADIOMETRIC PROCESSING; SCS WITH C-CORRECTION (SCS+C); SUN-CANOPY-SENSOR (SCS); TOPOGRAPHIC CORRECTION;

ATMOSPHERICS; FORESTRY; IRRADIATION; LANDFORMS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; ROCKS;

SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERE; FORESTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; ROCK; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SENSORS;

EID: 27744438927     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2005.852480     Document Type: Article

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