Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860331
