Radiative Transfer Process of Vegetation in Visible and Near Infrared Wavelength Regions as related to Remote Sensing of Eco-physiological Plant Variables

Comparative Analysis of Canopy Reflectance Models and Assimilation of Reflectance Information in Radiation-based Growth Model

Abstract

Implications of radiative transfer of vegetation in visible and near infrared wavelength regions in remote sensing of eco-physiological plant variables are investigated. Comparative analysis of canopy reflectance models is conducted for correction and normalization of directional effects in remote sensing, based on directional measurements over rice canopies. It is also shown promising to assimilate the remotely sensed information on radiation absorptance of a canopy into radiation-based growth model.