International Journal of Remote Sensing · 1992 · 33 citations · 18 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeoinformaticsAtmospheric RadiationAtmospheric ScienceRemote SensingAerosol Radiative EffectsAerosol Remote SensingAtmospheric OpticsAtmospheric ScatteringReflectance ModelingSatellite SensorsAtmospheric Aerosol CharacterizationBidirectional Reflectance EffectsReflectanceRemote Sensing AnalysisRemote Sensing ReflectanceSolar Zenith AngleSurface ReflectanceSurface Reflectance Modeling
Abstract The influence of surface bidirectional reflectance factors, including shadowing, and of atmospheric aerosol variability are modelled for their effects on the remote sensing of desert targets from space in the 0· μm region at high spatial resolution. The white sand reflectance data of Salomonson are used as the basis for the simulation. The effects of the surface bi-directional reflectance and atmospheric aerosol on the nadir-normalized reflectance measured at the satellite are discussed individually and jointly. The net influence of these two factors is shown to depend on the magnitude of other parameters, such as the surface reflectance and solar zenith angle.
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