High temporal and spatial thermal infrared characterization of dense grass during high humidity conditions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5431, Issue , 2004, Pages 117-125

  Ballard Jr , Jerrell R ^a   Berry, Thomas E ^a   Leese, David L ^a   Anderson, Stacy C ^a   Bunch, Laura S ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Northwind Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Background signatures; Directional thermal infrared characterization; High temporal frequency

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND SIGNATURES; DIRECTIONAL THERMAL INFRARED CHARACTERIZATION; HIGH TEMPORAL FREQUENCY; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS;

CHARACTERIZATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIOMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOCOUPLES; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 8844239951     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.541388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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