Radiation transfer in plant canopies: Scattering of solar radiation and canopy reflectance
- 20 August 1988
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
- Vol. 93 (D8) , 9483-9494
- https://doi.org/10.1029/jd093id08p09483
Abstract
The one‐dimensional vertical model of radiation transfer in a plant canopy described by Verstraete (1987) is extended to account for the transfer of diffuse radiation. This improved model computes the absorption and scattering of both visible and near‐infrared radiation in a multilayer canopy as a function of solar position and leaf orientation distribution. Multiple scattering is allowed, and the spectral reflectance of the vegetation stand is predicted. The results of the model are compared to those of other models and actual observations.Keywords
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