The Impact of the Structure and Composition of Shrub-Coppice Dune Landscapes On MASTER Reflectance Anisotropy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2001
Abstract
This study assesses the effects of physical structure and composition of shrub-coppice dune landscapes on anisotropy in the NASA MODIS-ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) solar channels, and investigates the viability of simulating multi-angular data sets using off-nadir airborne imaging radiometry from a single overpass by means of data segmentation. Segmentation data are plant density and cover and spectral measures derived from high-resolution aerial photography and classified Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper imagery. The directional signal contributes a variation of 5-10% in reflectance, necessitating angular corrections. For most areas the signal appears to differ only slightly with changes in landscape structure and composition because the view/illumination geometry is poor and reflectance is dominated by bright soils. Further work is required to determine whether simple models would be adequate for angular corrections.
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Chopping, Mark, "The Impact of the Structure and Composition of Shrub-Coppice Dune Landscapes On MASTER Reflectance Anisotropy" (2001). Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 584.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/earth-environ-studies-facpubs/584