An improved method for accurate calculation of albedos of inhomogeneous land surfaces
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Remote Sensing
- Vol. 15 (3) , 531-536
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01431169408954094
Abstract
A model for computing the albedos and BRDF (bidirectional reflectance distribution function) of inhomogeneous land surfaces consisting of two different components has been developed. An empirical equation, based on the model results, for calculating albedos of inhomogeneous land surfaces and avoiding errors caused by shadowing effect was set up.Keywords
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