Assessment of MODIS sun-sensor geometry variations effect on observed NDVI using MSG SEVIRI geostationary data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 6163-6187

  Fensholt, Rasmus ^a   Sandholt, Inge ^a   Proud, Simon R ^a   Stisen, Simon ^a   Rasmussen, Mads Olander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GEOMETRY; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFRARED DEVICES; OPTICAL SENSORS; REFLECTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION;

ANISOTROPIC REFLECTANCE; COMPOSITING TECHNIQUES; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; RELATIVE AZIMUTH ANGLE; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER;

RADIOMETERS;

CALIBRATION; GEOMETRY; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; MODIS; NDVI; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE SENSOR; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; ZENITH ANGLE;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 78650117244     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903401387     Document Type: Article

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