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Photon-Vegetation Interactions

Applications in Optical Remote Sensing and Plant Ecology

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Ranga B. Myneni

    1. Hydrological Sciences Branch, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

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  2. Juhan Ross

    1. Institute of Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics, Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tartu, Tõravere, Estonia

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Introduction

    • J. Ross
    Pages 1-7

  3. Fundamental Equations of Radiative Transfer in Leaf Canopies, and Iterative Methods for Their Solution

    • Y. Knyazikhin, A. Marshak
    Pages 9-43

  4. Discrete Ordinates Method for Photon Transport in Leaf Canopies

    • R. B. Myneni, A. Marshak, Y. Knyazikhin, G. Asrar
    Pages 45-109

  5. Principles of Statistical Phytoactinometry

    • G. V. Menzhulin, O. A. Anisimov
    Pages 111-137

  6. The Hot Spot Effect in Plant Canopy Reflectance

    • A. Kuusk
    Pages 139-159

  7. Approximate Analytical Methods for Calculating the Reflection Functions of Leaf Canopies in Remote Sensing Applications

    • T. Nilson
    Pages 161-190

  8. Polarization of Light by Vegetation

    • V. C. Vanderbilt, L. Grant, S. L. Ustin
    Pages 191-228

  9. Leaf Optical Properties

    • E. A. Walter-Shea, J. M. Norman
    Pages 229-251

  10. Photon Transport in Leaf Tissue: Applications in Plant Physiology

    • L. Fukshansky
    Pages 253-302

  11. Photon Transport in Phototropic Organisms

    • A. R. Steinhardt
    Pages 303-337

  12. Radiative Transfer in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Vegetation Canopies

    • D. S. Kimes
    Pages 339-388

  13. Photon Transport in Discontinuous Canopies: A Weighted Random Approach

    • J. M. Welles, J. M. Norman
    Pages 389-414

  14. Geometric-Optical Modeling of Forests as Remotely-Sensed Scenes Composed of Three-Dimensional, Discrete Objects

    • A. H. Strahler, D. L. B. Jupp
    Pages 415-440

  15. Monte Carlo Methods

    • J. Ross, A. Marshak
    Pages 441-467

  16. Radiation Regime and Photosynthesis of Coniferous Stands

    • P. Oker-Blom, J. Lappi, H. Smolander
    Pages 469-499

  17. Joining Leaf Photosynthesis Models and Canopy Photon-Transport Models

    • V. P. Gutschick
    Pages 501-535

  18. Applications of Radiative Transfer Models for Remote Sensing of Vegetation Conditions and States

    • G. Asrar, R. B. Myneni
    Pages 537-558

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 559-565
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hydrological Sciences Branch, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA

    Ranga B. Myneni

  • Institute of Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics, Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tartu, Tõravere, Estonia

    Juhan Ross

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