DocumentCode
1026279
Title
Directional Scattering Properties of a Wintering Deciduous Hardwood Canopy
Author
Kimes, Daniel S. ; Newcomb, W. Wayne
Author_Institution
Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771
Issue
4
fYear
1987
fDate
7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
510
Lastpage
515
Abstract
The unique directional scattering properties of a deciduoushardwood forest without leaves during the winter period wasmeasured in a visible and near-infrared band. A radiative transfermodel was used to explore the scattering properties of such a forest.The reflectance distributions look similar to sparse homogeneous vegetationcanopies. The overall reflectance distribution is a combinationof the extreme azimuthal scattering behavior of tree limbs and the moretypical scattering behavior of understory litter.
Keywords
Azimuth; Barium; Earth; Helicopters; Helium; Radiometry; Reflectivity; Sampling methods; Scattering; Vegetation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0196-2892
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TGRS.1987.289864
Filename
4072672
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