Title
The relationship between vegetation clumping index angular distribution and canopy spatial pattern
Abstract
Vegetation clumping index is required for canopy reflectance modeling and leaf area index (LAI) retrieval. Frequently used is the average clumping index. The angle effect is normalized in the definition of average clumping index. Clumping index angular distribution with different canopy spatial pattern and the same architectural features of single plant is modeled and analyzed in this paper. The real structure of single plant and the canopy spatial pattern are simulated by modified L-systems. The gap fraction is calculated by Radiosity-Graphics combined Model (RGM) and the clumping index is calculated through a formula which is derived from Nilson's classic formula to solving gap fraction. It can be seen from the comparison of gap fraction of six scenes that the maximum is appeared in the direction of zenith and the shape between forward and backward is roughly symmetrical. It can be seen from the comparison of clumping index of six scenes that the maximum is not always appeared in the direction of zenith and the shape between forward and backward is not always roughly symmetrical. The results indicate that the asymmetry of canopy spatial pattern will bring the asymmetry of the clumping index angular distribution and the clumping index angular distribution depends on both the architectural features of single plant and the canopy spatial pattern.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352467
IGARSS
Keywords
Field
DocType
canopy reflectance modeling,gap fraction,average clumping index,canopy spatial pattern,clumping index angular distribution,clumping index,nilson classic formula,rgm,leaf area index,modified l-systems,vegetation clumping index angular distribution,lai,lai retrieval,radiosity-graphics combined model,vegetation
Common spatial pattern,Leaf area index,Vegetation,Normalization (statistics),Computer science,Remote sensing,Enhanced vegetation index,Asymmetry,Zenith,Canopy
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
null
null
2153-6996 E-ISBN : 978-1-4673-1158-8
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4673-1158-8
0
0.34
References 
Authors
1
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Biao Cao12210.43
Qinhuo Liu228085.97
Yongming Du37219.60
Hua Li451.82
Li Li522.16