Applications in Optical Remote Sensing and Plant Ecology
Herausgegeben von Myneni, Ranga B.; Ross, Juhan
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991. 2012. xvii, 565 S. 15 Tabellen. 235 mm
Verlag/Jahr: SPRINGER, BERLIN 2012
ISBN: 3-642-75391-4 (3642753914)
Neue ISBN: 978-3-642-75391-6 (9783642753916)
Photon-Vegetation Interactions deals with the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with vegetation canopies. The approach to the various aspects is mainly theoretical and consequently the subject is being treated as a special branch of mathematical physics. A major emphasis is on the development of theoretical methods for determining the reflection function of vegetation canopies in optical remote sensing. Furthermore, the coupling of the radiative transfer theory with leaf photosynthesis to evaluate the productivity of vegetation canopies is treated as well as the theory of photon transport in phototropic and other biological media.Interactions of electromagnetic radiation (light) with vegetation canopies are discussed in such a way that the mathematical physicist as well as the plant physiologist and the practitioner interested in methods of remote sensing are all equally attracted.