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A computer graphics based model for scattering from objects of arbitrary shapes in the optical regionA computer-graphics-based model, named DIANA, is presented for generation of objects of arbitrary shape and for calculating bidirectional reflectances and scattering from them, in the visible and infrared region. The computer generation is based on a modified Lindenmayer system approach which makes it possible to generate objects of arbitrary shapes and to simulate their growth, dynamics, and movement. Rendering techniques are used to display an object on a computer screen with appropriate shading and shadowing and to calculate the scattering and reflectance from the object. The technique is illustrated with scattering from canopies of simulated corn plants.
Document ID
19920034519
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Goel, Narendra S.
(State Univ. of New York Binghamton, NY, United States)
Rozehnal, Ivan
(State Univ. of New York Binghamton, NY, United States)
Thompson, Richard L.
(New York, State University Binghamton, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume: 36
ISSN: 0034-4257
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Accession Number
92A17143
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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