Directional Scattering Properties of a Wintering Deciduous Hardwood Canopy

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 s...

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Published inIEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing Vol. GE-25; no. 4; pp. 510 - 515
Main Authors Kimes, Daniel S., Newcomb, W. Wayne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1987
Subjects
Azimuth
Barium
Earth
Helicopters
Radiometry
Reflectivity
Sampling methods
Scattering
Vegetation
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0196-2892
1558-0644
DOI:10.1109/TGRS.1987.289864