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A Monte Carlo reflectance model for soil surfaces with three-dimensional structureA Monte Carlo soil reflectance model has been developed to study the effect of macroscopic surface irregularities larger than the wavelength of incident flux. The model treats incoherent multiple scattering from Lambertian facets distributed on a periodic surface. Resulting bidirectional reflectance distribution functions are non-Lambertian and compare well with experimental trends reported in the literature. Examples showing the coupling of the Monte Carlo soil model to an adding bidirectional canopy of reflectance model are also given.
Document ID
19850066956
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Cooper, K. D.
(Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Smith, J. A.
(Colorado State University Fort Collins, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Volume: GE-23
ISSN: 0196-2892
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
85A49107
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-270
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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