THE EFFECT OF SOIL ON RAIN-FOREST CANOPY NIR REFLECTANCE ON SPOT OBLIQUE IMAGERY

Authors
RIOU R SEYLER F
Citation
R. Riou et F. Seyler, THE EFFECT OF SOIL ON RAIN-FOREST CANOPY NIR REFLECTANCE ON SPOT OBLIQUE IMAGERY, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie, 320(11), 1995, pp. 1079-1086
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518069
Volume
320
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Part
2
Pages
1079 - 1086
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8069(1995)320:11<1079:TEOSOR>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Five SPOT scenes located within the South Cameroon forested plateaus b etween 2 degrees and 5 degrees N latitude, have been used to depict lu minance variations related to forest type and canopy density. For the given acquisition geometry (high oblique angle), recording date (end o f the rainy season) and surface spatial characteristics, it can be ass essed that NIR luminance variations of the canopy record moisture Vari ations of the soil surface. Therefore, soil contributes to the bidirec tional reflectance of a rain forest canopy on SPOT images.