Toward new methodology for improvement of topographic and anisotropic correction of desert bare soil

Ali I. Alomran; M. J. McCullagh

doi:10.1117/12.791975

13 October 2008 Toward new methodology for improvement of topographic and anisotropic correction of desert bare soil

Ali I. Alomran, M. J. McCullagh

Proceedings Volume 7110, Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology VIII; 711014 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.791975
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2008, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Abstract

Desert bare soil has been found in literature to exhibit anisotropic reflectance behaviour. Anisotropy is described by Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution function (BRDF). Literature studies have limited their investigations to the behaviour of the topographic corrections of Minnaert and C models (simple forms of the empirical type of BRDF) with terrain variables (slope and orientation). Yet, none of these studies, especially for desert bare soil, has investigated the behaviour of the coefficient values of Minnaert and C with terrain variables. The investigation in this study has revealed that the relation between terrain slope (derived from both DEM level-1 and level-2) of desert bare soil in Saudi Arabia and K and C values follow closely a 2nd order polynomial trend. K curves have taken convex shapes, whereas C curves were concave. The Minnaert (K) and C coefficients trends have shown that surface Lambertian behaviour is more pronounced on slopes facing away from the sun than on sun facing slopes. This author's newly developed terrain slope, aspect and phase angle dependant's C and Minnaert coefficients produced promising results compared to the global K and C.

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Ali I. Alomran and M. J. McCullagh "Toward new methodology for improvement of topographic and anisotropic correction of desert bare soil", Proc. SPIE 7110, Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology VIII, 711014 (13 October 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.791975

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Sun

Bidirectional reflectance transmission function

Near infrared

Soil science

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Reflectivity

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