NDLI: Twelve monthly maps of ground Albedo parameters derived from MODIS data sets

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Blanc, P. Gschwind, B. Lefevre, M. Wald, L.
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Author affiliation: Center Obs., MINES ParisTech, Sophia Antipolis, France (Blanc, P.; Gschwind, B.; Lefevre, M.; Wald, L.)
Abstract	The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the USA is making available to anyone worldwide maps of ground albedo parameters that are derived from the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument. The first parameter fiso describes the isotropic part of the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF); the two other parameters fvol and fgeo are linked to the viewing and illuminating geometry and describe the anisotropic part of the BRDF. These maps exhibit missing values. This communication describes a series of 12 monthly maps of the BRDF parameters with no missing values available on the Web. In addition, a method for computing the ground albedo is proposed that does not require the a priori knowledge of the ratio of the direct to the global irradiance.
Sponsorship	IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Soc.
Starting Page	3270
Ending Page	3272
File Size	231455
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479957750
DOI	10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947177
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-07-13
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	MODIS Meteorology NASA Atmosphere Sea surface Clouds Reflectivity albedo surface solar irradiance agrometeorology climate ocean
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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