• DocumentCode
    1552335
  • Title

    Correction of the topographic effect in remote sensing

  • Author

    Dymond, J.R. ; Shepherd, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Landcare Res., Palmerston North
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2618
  • Lastpage
    2619
  • Abstract
    We derive a formula for the dependence of vegetation-canopy reflectance on terrain slope (visible light only). Reflectance is inversely proportional to the sum of cosine of incidence angle and cosine of exitance angle. Laboratory measurements of miniature forest canopies set up on inclined slopes compare well with predicted reflectances
  • Keywords
    reflectivity; remote sensing; topography (Earth); exitance angle; incidence angle; inclined slopes; miniature forest canopies; reflectance; remote sensing; terrain slope; topographic effect; vegetation-canopy reflectance; visible light; Bidirectional control; Equations; Predictive models; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Robustness; Solar radiation; Sun; Surface topography; Vegetation mapping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0196-2892
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/36.789656
  • Filename
    789656