MODIS BRDF/Albedo Product (MOD43B) User's Guide
Recent Publications
2008
Alan H. Strahler, David L. B. Jupp, Curtis E. Woodcock, Crystal B. Schaaf,Tian Yao, Feng Zhao, Xiaoyuan Yang, Jenny Lovell, Darius Culvenor,Glenn Newnham, Wenge Ni-Miester, and William Boykin-Morris, Retrieval of Forest Structural Parameters
Using a Ground-Based Lidar Instrument (Echidna), Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, In Press,2008.
Stone, R. S., G. P. Anderson, E. P. Shettle, E. Andrews, K. Loukachine, E. G. Dutton, C. Schaaf, and M. O. Roman III, Radiative impact of boreal smoke in the Arctic: Observed and
modeled, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 113, D14S16, doi:10.1029/2007JD009657, 2008
Schaaf, C. L., J. Martonchik, B. Pinty, Y. Govaerts, F. Gao, A. Lattanzio, J. Liu, A. H. Strahler, and M. Taberner, Retrieval of Surface
Albedo from Satellite Sensors,in Advances in Land Remote Sensing: System, Modeling, Inversion and Application, S. Liang, Ed., Springer, ISBN 978-1-4020-6449-4, page 219-243, 2008.
Roy, D.P., Ju, J., Lewis, P., Schaaf, C., Gao, F.,Hansen, M., Lindquist, E.,, Multi-temporal MODIS-Landsat data
fusion for relative radiometric normalization, gap filling, and prediction of Landsat data, Remote Sensing of Environment,112:3112-3130,2008.
Schaaf, C., Albedo and Reflectance Anisotropy, Terrestrial Essential Climate Variables for Climate Change Assessment,
Mitigation and Adaptation., GTOS-52, Eds. R. Sessa and H. Dolman, FAO, Rome, 28-29, January 2008.
Jicheng Liu, Rae A. Melloh, Curtis E. Woodcock, Robert E. Davis, Thomas H. Painter, Ceretha McKenzie, Modeling the View Angle Dependence of Gap Fractions
in Forest Canopies: Implications for Mapping Fractional Snow Cover Using Optical Remote Sensing, Journal of Hydrometeorology, doi: 10.1175/2008JHM866.1,2008.
Y.Shuai, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, J. Liu, Z. Jiao, Quality assessment of BRDF/albedo retrievals in MODIS operational system, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L05407, doi:10.1029/2007GL032568,2008.
2007
Hongliang Fang,Shunlin Liang,Hye-Yun Kim, John R. Townshend,
Crystal L. Schaaf, Alan H. Strahler, and Robert E. Dickinson
Developing a spatially continuous 1 km surface albedo data set over
North America from Terra MODIS productsJournal of Geophysical Research, VOL.112,D20206,2007
Moody, E. G., M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, D. K. Hall
Northern Hemisphere five-year average (2000-2004)
spectral albedos of surfaces in the presence of snow: Statistics computed from Terra MODIS land productsRemote Sensing of Environment 111 (2007) 337-345
Schaaf, C. L., The Sunlit Earth. In Our Changing Planet: The View from Space, M. D. King, C. L. Parkinson, K. C. Partington, and R. G. Williams, Eds., Cambridge University Press, 129-135, 2007.
2006
Xiaoyang Zhang, Mark A.Friedl, Crystal B. Schaaf,
Global vegetation
phenology from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS):
Evaluation of global patterns and comparison with in situ measurements
,J. Geophys. Res., 111, G04017,doi:10.1029/2006JG000217,2006
Salomon, J., C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, F. Gao, Y. Jin,
Validation of
the MODIS Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
and Albedo Retrievals Using Combined Observations from the
Aqua and Terra Platforms, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote
Sens. Vol. 44, No. 6, June 2006.
D. P. Roy, P. Lewis, C. B. Schaaf, S. Devadiga, and L. Boschetti,
The Global Impact of
Clouds on the Production of MODIS Bidirectional Reflectance
Model-Based Composites for Terrestrial Monitoring, IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS, VOL. 3, NO. 4, OCTOBER 2006.
Elena A. Tsvetsinskaya, Crystal B. Schaaf, Feng Gao, Alan H. Strahler,
and Robert E. Dickinson, Spatial
and temporal variability in Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer¨C
derived surface albedo over global arid regions, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D20106,
doi:10.1029/2005JD006772, 2006.
2005
Baret, F., C. Schaaf, J. Morisette, J. Privette, Report on the Second International Workshop on Albedo Product Validation, Earth Observer, May/June, 2005.
Diner, D. J., B. H. Braswell, R. Davies, N. Gobron, J. Hu,
Y. Jin, R. A. Kahn, Y. Knyazikhin, N. Loeb, J.-P. Muller,
A. W. Nolin, B. Pinty, C. Schaaf, G. Seizi and J. Stroeve,
The value of
multiangle measurements for retrieving structurally and
radiatively consistent properties of clouds, aerosols,
and surfaces, Remote Sens. Environ., 97(4),
495-518, 2005.
Gao, F., C. Schaaf, A. Strahler, A. Roesch, W. Lucht, and
R. Dickinson, The
MODIS BRDF/Albedo Climate Modeling Grid Products and the
Variability of Albedo for Major Global Vegetation
Types, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D01104,
doi:10.1029/2004JD00519, 2005.
Liang X.-Z., M. Xu, W. Gao, K. Kunkel, J. Slusser, Y. Dai,
Q. Min, P. R. Houser, M. Rodell, C. B. Schaaf, F. Gao,
Development of
land surface albedo parameterization based on Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, J.
Geophys. Res., 110, D11107, doi:10.1029/2004JD005579.
2005.
Moody, E. G., M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. B. Schaaf, and
F. Gao, Spatially
complete global spectral surface albedos: Value-added
datasets derived from Terra MODIS land products, IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol.
43, 144-158, 2005.
Myhre, G., Kvalevag, M.M. and Schaaf, C.B. 2005, Radiative forcing
due to anthropogenic vegetation change based on MODIS surface
albedo data set, Geophys. Res. Let. 32:L21410,
doi:10.1029/2005GL024004.
Stroeve, J., J. Box, F. Gao, S. Liang, A. Nolin, C. Schaaf,
Accuracy
Assessment of the MODIS 16-day Albedo Product for Snow:
Comparisons with Greenland in situ Measurements, Remote
Sens. Environ., 94, 46-60, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2004.09.001,
2005.
Wang Z., M. Barlage, X. Zeng, R. E. Dickinson, C. B. Schaaf,
The solar zenith
angle dependence of desert albedo, Geophys. Res. Lett.,
32, L05403, doi:10.1029/2004GL021835. 2005.
Zhang X., M. A. Friedl, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, Z. Liu,
Monitoring the
response of vegetation phenology to precipitation in Africa
by coupling MODIS and TRMM instruments, J. Geophys.
Res., 110, D12103, doi:10.1029/2004JD005263. 2005.
2004
Jicheng Liu, Rae A. Melloh, Curtis E. Woodcock, Robert E. Davis and Elke S. Ochs, The effect of viewing geometry and topography on
viewable gap fractions through forest canopies, Hydrological Processes, 18, 3595-3607,2004.
Roesch, A., C. Schaaf and F. Gao,
Use of
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer bidirectional
reflectance distribution function products to enhance
simulated surface albedos, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D12,
doi: 10.1029/2004JD004552, 2004.
Roujean, J.-L., C. B. Schaaf, and W. Lucht, Fundamentals of
bi-directional reflectance and BRDF modeling, in: Reflective
Properties of Vegetation and Soil, editors: M. von
Schoenmark, B. Geiger, H.P. Roeser, Wissenshaft und Technik
Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 352pp., 105-120, 2004.
Tian, Y., R. E. Dickinson, L. Zhou, R. B. Myneni, M. Friedl,
C. B. Schaaf, M. Carroll, and F. Gao, Land boundary
conditions from MODIS data and consequences for the albedo
of a climate model, Geophys. Res. Let., 31,
doi:10.1029/2003GL019104, 2004.
Wang, Z., X. Zeng, M. Barlage, R. E. Dickinson, F. Gao,
and C. Schaaf, Using MODIS BRDF and Albedo Data to Evaluate
Global Model Land Surface Albedo, J. Hydrometeor., 5, 3-14,
2004.
Zhang, X., M. Friedl, C.B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler,
Climate controls
on vegetation phenological patterns in northern mid- and
high latitudes inferred from MODIS data, Global Change
Biology, 10, 1133-1145, 2004.
Zhang, X., M. Friedl, C.B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler,
A. Schneider, The
footprint of urban climates on vegetation phenology,
Geophys. Res. Let., 31, L12209, doi:10.1029/2004GL020137,
2004.
2003
Gao, F., C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, Y. Jin,
and X. Li, Detecting
vegetation structure using a kernel-based BRDF model,
Remote Sens. Environ., 86(2), 198-205, 2003.
Jin, Y., C. B. Schaaf, C. E. Woodcock, F. Gao, X. Li, A. H.
Strahler, W. Lucht, S. Liang, Consistency of MODIS
surface BRDF/Albedo retrievals: 1. Algorithm performance,
J. Geophys. Res., 108(D5), 4158, doi:10.1029/2002JD002803,
2003.
Jin, Y., C. B. Schaaf, C. E. Woodcock, F. Gao, X. Li, A. H.
Strahler, W. Lucht, S. Liang, Consistency of MODIS
surface BRDF/Albedo retrievals: 2. Validation, J.
Geophys. Res., 108(D5), 4159, doi:10.1029/2002JD002804,
2003.
Oleson, K. W., G. B. Bonan, C. Schaaf, F. Gao, Y. Jin, and
A. Strahler, Assessment of global
climate model land surface albedo using MODIS data,
Geophys. Res. Letters, 30(8), 1443,
doi:10.1029/2002GL016749, 2003.
Zhang, X., M.A. Friedl, C.B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler,
J.C.F. Hodges, F. Gao, B. C. Reed, and A. Huete, Monitoring
vegetation phenology using MODIS, Remote Sens. Environ.,
84, 471-475. 2003.
Zhou, L., R.E. Dickinson, K. Ogawa, Y. Tian, M. Jin,
T. Schmugge and E. Tsvetsinskaya, Relations between
albedos and emissivities from MODIS and ASTER data over North
African Desert, Geophys. Res. Letters, 30(20), 2026,
doi:10.1029/2003GL018069, 2003.
Zhou, L., R. E. Dickinson, Y. Tian, X. Zeng, Y. Dai,
Z.-L. Yang, C. B. Schaaf, F. Gao, Y. Jin, A. Strahler,
R. B. Myneni, H. Yu, W. Wu, and M. Shaikh, Comparison of
seasonal and spatial variations of albedos from
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and
Common Land Model, J. Geophys. Res., 108, D15, 4488,
doi:10.1029/2002JD003326, 2003.
2002
Friedl, M. A., D. K. McIver, J. C. F. Hodges, X. Zhang,
D. Muchoney, A. H. Strahler, C. E. Woodcock, S. Gopal,
A. Schnieder, A. Cooper, A. Baccini, F. Gao, and C. Schaaf,
Global land cover
from MODIS: Algorithms and early results,
Remote Sens. Environ., 83, 287-302, 2002.
Gao, F., Y. Jin, X. Li, C. Schaaf, and A. H. Strahler,
Bidirectional NDVI
and Atmospherically Resistant BRDF Inversion for Vegetation
Canopy, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 40, 1269-1278,
2002.
Jin, Y., C. Schaaf, F Gao, X. Li, A. Strahler, C. Bruegge, and
J. Martonchik, Improving MODIS
Surface BRDF/Albedo Retrieval with MISR Multi-angle
Observations, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 40,
1593-1604, 2002.
Jin, Y., C. Schaaf, F Gao, X. Li, A. Strahler, X. Zeng,
R. Dickinson, How
does snow impact the albedo of vegetated land surfaces as
analyzed with MODIS data?, Geophys. Res. Let., 29,
10.1029/2001GL014132, 2002.
Liang, S., H. Fang, M. Chen, C. J. Shuey, C. Walthall,
C. Daughtry, J. Morisette, C. Schaaf and A. Strahler,
Validating MODIS
Land Surface Reflectance and Albedo Products: Methods and
Preliminary Results, Remote Sens. Environ., 83, 149-162,
2002.
Schaaf, C. B., F. Gao, A. H. Strahler, W. Lucht, X. Li,
T. Tsang, N. C. Strugnell, X. Zhang, Y. Jin, J.-P. Muller,
P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, P. Hobson, M. Disney, G. Roberts,
M. Dunderdale, C. Doll, R. d'Entremont, B. Hu, S. Liang,
and J. L. Privette, and D. P. Roy,First Operational
BRDF, Albedo and Nadir Reflectance Products from MODIS,
Remote Sens. Environ., 83, 135-148, 2002.
Tsvetsinskaya, E., C. Schaaf, F. Gao, A. Strahler, R.
Dickinson, X. Zeng, W. Lucht, Relating MODIS
derived surface albedo to soils andlandforms over Northern
Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Geophys. Res. Let., 29,
10.1029/2001GL014096, 2002.
2001
Gao, F., C. Schaaf, A.H. Strahler and W. Lucht, Using a multi-kernel
least variance approach to retrieve and evaluate albedo from
limited BRDF observations, Remote Sens. Environ., 76,
57-66, 2001.
Gao, F., X. Li, A.H. Strahler and C. Schaaf, Evaluation of the
LiTransit Kernel for BRDF Modeling, Remote Sensing
Reviews, 19, 205-224, 2001.
Li, X., F. Gao, J. Wang, and A.H. Strahler, A Priori Knowledge
Accumulation and its Application to Linear BRDF Model
Inversions, J. Geophys. Res., D106, 11,925 - 11,935,
2001.
Martonchik, J. V., C. J. Bruegge, and A. H. Strahler, A
Review of Reflectance Nomenclature Used in Remote Sensing,
Remote Sensing Reviews, 19, 9-20, 2001.
Strugnell, N., W. Lucht, and C. Schaaf, A global albedo
data set derived from AVHRR data for use in climate
simulations, Geophys. Res. Let., 28, 191-194,
2001.
Strugnell, N., and W. Lucht, An algorithm to infer
continental-scale albedo from AVHRR data, land cover class
and field observations of typical BRDFs, J. Climate, 14,
1360-1376, 2001.
Wei, X., A. Hahmann, R. E. Dickinson, Z.-L. Liang, X. Zeng,
K. Schaudt, C. Schaaf, and N. Strugnell, Comparison of albedos
computed by land surface models and evaluation against
remotely sensed data, J. Geophys. Res., D-106, 20,
687-20702, 2001.
2000
Barnsley, M. J., P. D. Hobson, A. H. Hyman, W. Lucht,
J.-P. Muller, and A. H. Strahler, Characterizing
the spatial variability of broadband albedo in a semi-desert
environment for MODIS validation, Remote Sens. Environ.,
74, 58-68, 2000.
Chen, J., X. Li, T. Nilson, and A. Strahler, Recent advances
in geometric-optical modeling and its applications, Remote
Sens. Rev., 18, 227-262, 2000.
Hu, B., W. Lucht, A. Strahler, C. Schaaf, and M. Smith, Surface albedos and
angle-corrected NDVI from AVHRR observations of South
America, Remote Sens. Environ., 71, 119-132,
2000.
Kimes, D. S., Y. Knyazikhin, J. L. Privette, A. A. Abuelgasim,
and F. Gao, Inversion Methods for Physically-Based Models,
Remote Sens. Rev., 18, 381-440, 2000.
Liang, S., A. H. Strahler, M. J. Barnsley, C. C. Borel,
S. A. W. Gerstl, D. J. Diner, A. J. Prata, and C. L. Walthall,
Multiangle Remote Sensing: Past, Present and Future, Remote
Sens. Rev., 18, 83-102, 2000.
Liang, S., J.C. Stroeve, I. F. Grant, A. H. Strahler, and
J. P. Duvel, Angular Corrections to Satellite Data for Estimating
Earth Radiation Budget, Remote Sens. Rev., 18, 103-136,
2000.
Lucht, W., A.H. Hyman, A. H. Strahler, M. J. Barnsley,
P. Hobson, and J.-P. Muller, A comparison of
satellite-derived spectral albedos to ground-based broadband
albedo measurements modelled to satellite spatial scale for a
semi-desert landscape, Remote Sens. Environ, 74, 85-98,
2000.
Lucht, W., and P. Lewis, Theoretical noise
sensitivity of BRDF and albedo retrieval from the EOS-MODIS and
MISR sensors with respect to angular sampling, Int. J.
Remote Sensing, 21, 81-98, 2000.
Lucht, W., and J.-L. Roujean, Considerations in the Parametric
Modeling of BRDF and Albedo from Multiangular Satellite
Satellite Sensor Observations, Remote Sens. Rev., 343-380,
2000.
Lucht, W., C.B. Schaaf, and A.H. Strahler, An Algorithm for the
retrieval of albedo from space using semiempirical BRDF
models, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 38, 977-998,
2000.
Lucht, W., C.B. Schaaf, A.H. Strahler, and
R. P. d'Entremont, Remote sensing of albedo using the BRDF
in relation to land surface properties, in: Observing Land From
Space: Science, Customers and Technology, Eds. M.M. Verstraete,
M. Menenti, and J. Peltoniemi, Advances in Global Change Research
Book Series, No. 4, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht,
The Netherlands, 341 pp., 175-186, 2000.
Sandemeier, S. R., and A. H. Strahler, BRDF Laboratory
Measurements, Remote Sens. Rev., 18, 481-502, 2000.
M. A. Friedl, C. Woodcock, S. Gopal, D. Muchoney,A. H. Srahler and C. Barker-Schaaf, A note on procedures used for accuracy assessment in land cover maps
derived from AVHRR data, Int. J. remote sensing, 21 ,1073-1077,2000
1999
d'Entremont, R. E., C. L. Barker Schaaf, W. Lucht, and Alan H.
Strahler, Retrieval of red
spectral albedo and bidirectional reflectance using AVHRR HRPT
and GOES satellite observations of the New England region,
J. Geophys. Res., D-104, 6229-6239, 1999.
Diner, D.J, G.P Asner, R. Davies, Y. Knyazikhin, J-P. Muller,
A. Nolin, B. Pinty, C.B. Schaaf, and J. Stoeve, New directions in
Earth observing: Scientific applications of multi-angle remote
sensing, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80,2209-2228, 1999.
Hu, B., W. Lucht, and A. H. Strahler, The interrelationship
of atmospheric correction of reflectances and surface BRDF
retrieval: A sensitivity study, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote
Sens., 37, 724-738, 1999.
Li, X., A.H. Strahler and M.A. Friedl, A conceptual model for
effective directional emissivity from nonisothermal surfaces,
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 37, 2508-2517, 1999.
Li, X., J. Wang, A. Strahler, Apparent reciprocity failure in
directional reflectance of structured surface, Progress in
Natural Science, 10, 747-752, 1999.
Liang, S., A. H. Strahler, and C. W. Walthall, Retrieval of land
surface albedo from satellite observations: A simulation study,
J. Appl. Meteorol., 38, 712-725, 1999.
1997
Hu, B., W. Lucht, Li, X.,and A. H. Strahler, Validation of kernel-driven semiempirical models for the surface bidirectional reflectance distribution function of land surfaces,
Remote Sens. Environ, 62, 201-214,1997.
Proceedings and Presentation Abstracts
2002
Moody, E.G., S. Platnick, M. D. King, C. B. Schaaf, A Global
White-Sky Surface Albedo Data Set Derived From Terra MODIS Data
Proceedings, 29th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of
the Environment 8-12 April, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002.
Schaaf, C. B., A. H. Strahler, F. Gao, W. Lucht, X. Li,
X. Zhang, Y. Jin, E. Tsvetsinskaya, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis,
M. Barnsley, G. Roberts, C. Doll, S. Liang, J. L. Privette,
and D. Roy, Global Albedo, BRDF and Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance
Products from MODIS, Proceedings of the International Geoscience
and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS'02), Toronto, Canada, 24-28
June, 2002.
Tsvetsinskaya E., C. Schaaf, F. Gao, A.H. Strahler, R.
Dickinson, and X. Zeng: Improving the representation of arid
regions of northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula in climate
models by incorporating MODIS derived surface albedo. Proceeding
of the 13th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations,
13-17 January, Orlando, Florida, J278-J280, 2002.
Zhang, X., C. B. Schaaf, M. A. Friedl, A. H. Strahler, F. Gao,
and J. C. F. H. Hodges, MODIS Tasseled Cap Transformation and
Its Utility, Proceedings of the International Geoscience and
Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS'02), Toronto, Canada, 24-28
June, 2002.
Zhang, X., M. A. Friedl, C. B. Schaaf,A. H. Strahler, J. C. F.
Hodges and F. Gao, Using MODIS Data to Study the Relation
Between Climatic Spatial Variability and Vegetation Phenology in
Northern High Latitudes, Proceedings of the International
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS'02),
Toronto, Canada, 24-28 June, 2002.
2001
Doll, C., J.-P. Muller, C. Schaaf, A. Strahler, F. Gao, Mapping
Urban Landcover Using the BRDF/Albedo Product from the EOS-MODIS
Instrument, Proc. Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'01),
Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July, 2001.
Jin, Y., F. Gao, C. Schaaf, A. Strahler, C. Bruegge,
J. Martonchik, D. Diner, A Synergistic Surface BRDF/Albedo
Retrieval with MODIS and MISR Observations: 1. Intercomparison,
Proceedings, 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and
Oceanography, AMS, Madison, WI, 15-18 October, 2001.
Schaaf, C. B., F. Gao, A. Straler, W. Lucht, T. Tsang, N.
Strugnell, X. Li, X. Zhang, J-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley,
P. Hobson, M. Disney, M. Dunderdale, G, Roberts, C. Doll and
S. Liang. Temporal Characteristics of the MODIS BRDF/Albedo
Product. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on
Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, Aussois,
France, 8-12 January, 233-238, 2001.
Schaaf, C. B., F. Gao, A. H. Strahler, W. Lucht, X. Li, X. Zhang,
Y. Jin, E. Tsvetsinskaya, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley,
G. Roberts, C. Doll, S. Liang, D. Roy, and Jeff Privette, Land
Surface Albedo, Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance, and BRDF Product
from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS),
Proceedings, 11th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and
Oceanography, AMS, Madison, WI, 15-18 October, 2001.
Schaaf, C. , A. H. Strahler, F. Gao, W. Lucht, X. Li, J.-P.
Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, P. Hobson, M. Disney, G. Roberts,
M. Dunderdale, C. Doll, Land Surface Spectral Bidirectional
Reflectance and Albedo from the MODerate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Abstract, American Geophysical Union
Spring Meeting, Boston, MA, 29 May - 2 June, 2001.
Schaaf, C. B., A. H. Strahler, F. Gao, W. Lucht, X. Li, X. Zhang,
Y. Jin, E. Tsvetsinskaya, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley,
G. Roberts, C. Doll, S. Liang, and J. L. Privette, MODIS
Operational Bidirectional Reflectance and Albedo Products, Proc.
Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'01), Sydney, Australia,
9-13 July, 2001.
Schaaf, C. B., A. H. Strahler, F. Gao, W. Lucht, X. Li, X. Zhang,
Y. Jin, E. Tsvetsinskaya, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley,
G. Roberts, C. Doll, S. Liang, and J. L. Privette, Operational
Bidirectional Reflectance and Albedo Products from the MODerate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Abstract, IGBP
Global Change Open Science Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
9-13 July, 2001.
Strahler, A. H., C. Justice et al., Land Science and Applications
Results Overview from the First 16 Months of EOS Terra Modis
Operations, Proc. Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'01),
Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July, 2001.
Zhang, X., J. C. F. Hodges, C. B. Schaaf, M. A. Friedl, A. H.
Strahler, and F. Gao, Global Vegetation Phenology from AVHRR and
MODIS Data. Global Vegetation Phenology from AVHRR and MODIS
Data, Proc. Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'01), Sydney,
Australia, 9-13 July, 2001.
2000
Barnsley, M.J., T. Quaife, P.D. Hobson, J. Shaw, P. Lewis, M.
Disney, J-P. Muller, A.H. Strahler, C. Barker Schaaf, and W.
Lucht, Estimation of Land-Surface Albedo and Biophysical
Properties using SPOT-4 VGT and Semi-Empirical BRDF Models.
Proceedings, Vegetation 2000 Meeting, 3-6 April 2000, Ispra,
Italy, 2000.
Gao, F., X. Li, A. Strahler, and C. Schaaf, Acquiring A Priori
Knowledge from Ground and Spacebourne BRDF Measurements, Proc.
Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'00), Waikiki Beach,
Hawaii, 24 - 28 June, 2000.
Li, X., F. Gao, A. Strahler, and C. Schaaf. Bidirectional NDVI
and Atmosphere-coupled BRDF Inversion, Abstract, American
Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 15-19 Dec,
2000.
Li, X., F. Gao, J. Wang, A. Strahler, W. Lucht and C. Schaaf,
Parameter Error Propagation in BRDF Derived by Fitting Multiple
Angular Observations at a Single Sun Position, Proc. Int.
Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'00), Waikiki Beach, Hawaii,
24 - 28 June, 2000.
Schaaf, C. B., A. H. Strahler, F. Gao, W. Lucht, X. Li,
J-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, P. Hobson, M. Disney, M.
Dunderdale, G. Roberts and C. Doll. The MODerate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF and Albedo Product,
Abstract,American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, San
Francisco, CA, 15-19 Dec, 2000.
Schaaf, C. B., F. Gao, A. Strahler, T. Tsang, W. Lucht, N.
Strugnell, X. Li, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, P.
Hobson, M. Disney, M. Dunderdale, and G. Roberts, Initial
Results from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) BRDF and Albedo Product, abstract, American Geophysical
Union Spring Meeting, Washington DC, 30 May -2 June, 2000.
Schaaf, C. B., F. Gao, A. Strahler, T. Tsang, W. Lucht, N.
Strugnell, X. Li, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, P.
Hobson, M. Disney, M. Dunderdale, and G. Roberts, The MODerate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF and Albedo
Product: Preliminary Results, Proc. Int. Geosci. Remote Sens.
Symp. (IGARSS'00), Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, 24 - 28 June, 2000.
Strahler, A., C. Schaaf, M. Friedl, W. Lucht, F. Gao, X. Zhang,
D. McIver, J.C.F. Hodges. The use of MODIS Nadir BRDF-adjusted
reflectances to monitor phenological activity, Abstract,
International Conference on Progress in Phenology in Freising,
Germany, 4-6 October, 2000.
Zhang, X., C. Schaaf, F. Gao, M. Friedl, A. Strahler, and J.
Hodges, Mapping Land Cover and Green Vegetation Abundance using
MODIS-Like Data: A Case Study of New England, Proc. Int. Geosci.
Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'00), Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, 24 - 28
June, 2000.
1999
Gao, F., X. Li, A. Strahler, and C. Schaaf, Comparison and
validation of the new Li-Transit Kernel, abstract,
International Workshop on Multi-angular Measurements and
Models (IWMMM-2),Ispra, Italy, 15-17 Sept, 1999.
Li, X., F. Gao, L. Chen, and A. Strahler, Derivation and
validation of a new kernel for kernel-driven BRDF models, in
Remote Sensing for Earth Science, Ocean and Sea Ice
Applications, SPIE Proc. Series, Vol. 3868, 368-379, Florence,
Italy, 20-24 Sept. 1999.
Li, X., F. Gao, J. Wang, A. Strahler, A Priori knowledge
accumulation and its application to constrain inversion of
kernel-driven linear BRDF models, abstract, International
Workshop on Multi-angular Measurements and Models (IWMMM-2),
Ispra, Italy, 15-17 Sept, 1999.
Li, X., J. Wang, and A.H. Strahler, Scale Effects and
Scaling-up by Geometric-Optical Model, Proc. Int. Geosci.
Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, 28 June -
2 July, 1875-1877, 1999.
Lucht, W., C. Schaaf, and A. H. Strahler, BRDF and albedo
retrieval from space in relation to land surface modelling,
Proc. Int. Conference/Workshops Ocean Colour, Land Surf.,
Rad. Clouds, Aerosols, Meribel, France, LS-P-04, 4 pp.,
January, 1999.
Meister, G., W. Lucht, A. Rothkirch, and H. Spitzer, Large
scale multispectral BRDF of an urban area,Proc. Int. Geosci.
Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, 28 June -
2 July, 821-823, 1999.
Schaaf, C.B., A. Strahler, W. Lucht, T. Tsang, F. Gao, X. Li,
N. Strugnell, L. Chen, Y. Liu, D. McIver, J.-P. Muller, P.
Lewis, M. Barnsley, M. Disney, P. Hobson, M. Dunderdale, and G.
Roberts, The at-launch MODIS BRDF/Albedo Product, abstract,
International Workshop on Multi-angular Measurements and
Models (IWMMM-2),Ispra, Italy, 15-17 Sept, 1999.
Schaaf, C. B., W. Lucht, T. Tsang, F. Gao, N. Strugnell, L.
Chen, Y. Liu, and A.H. Strahler, Prototyping the MODerate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF and Albedo
Product, Proc. Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp. (IGARSS'99),
Hamburg, Germany, 28 June - 2 July, 1506-1508, 1999.
Strugnell, N.C., W. Lucht, and C. Schaaf, Classification and
description of land surface BRDF forms, abstract,
International Workshop on Multi-angular Measurements and
Models (IWMMM-2),Ispra, Italy, 15-17 Sept, 1999.
Strugnell, N. C., W. Lucht, and C. Schaaf, Global land surface
albedo for climate modelling, abstract, International Workshop
on Satellite Remote Sensing and Climate Simulations: Synergies
and Limitations, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 20-24 Sept, 1999.
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