The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF and albedo product: preliminary results

Author

Schaaf, Crystal B. ; Gao, Feng ; Strahler, Alan H. ; Tsang, Trevor ; Lucht, Wolfgang ; Strugnell, Nick ; Li, Xiaowen ; Muller, Jan-Peter ; Lewis, Philip ; Barnsley, Michael ; Hobson, Paul ; Disney, Mathias ; Dunderdale, Michael ; Roberts, Gareth

Author_Institution

Center for Remote Sensing, Boston Univ., MA, USA

Volume

7

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

3048

Abstract

This paper presents some of the preliminary results generated by the MODIS BRDF and albedo science data product (MOD43B). The operational algorithm relies on a semiempirical kernel-based bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) model and multi-date MODIS observations to provide global one kilometer measures of BRDF, albedo (spectral and broadband) and Nadir BRDF-adjusted reflectance (NBAR)

Keywords

geophysical techniques; remote sensing; terrain mapping; BRDF; IR; MOD43B; MODIS; Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; NBAR; Nadir BRDF-adjusted reflectance; albedo; geophysical measurement technique; infrared; kernel-based bidirectional reflectance distribution function; land surface; multi-date; multispectral remote sensing; operational algorithm; optical imaging; satellite remote sensing; terrain mapping; visible; Educational institutions; Geography; Geometry; Kernel; Land surface; Lighting; MODIS; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Solid modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6359-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860331

Filename

860331