Determination of the Vegetation Hotspot Diurnal and Seasonal Change by Real Scene Models[J]. Journal of Remote Sensing, 2002,(4):241-245. DOI: 10.11834/jrs.20020401.
The vegetation hotspot dependence on its stucture at various times in one day and various growth periods is investigated in this paper. We simulate the interaction of light and vegetation based on three dimensional plant canopies.Our approach consists of four processes. Firstly
the biophysical parameters
such as corn plant height
leaf base height
size of leaf
and shape of leaf
are measured on field
and the statistics of the parameters is obtained based on the measurement. Secondly
the three dimensional structure of canopy is built by the CSM (Computer Scene Model)according to the statistics under a pixel configuration
such as planting by row or by random. Thirdly
the zenith and azimuth of sun are calculated for the simulated site on earth. Fourthly
hotspots and bi directional reflectance distribution functions are calculated by the LIM (Light Interception Model)under various sun and viewing geometric conditions. Finally we evaluate diurnal consecutive hotspot and seasonal consecutive hotspot. The characteristic and scientific objectives of hotspot satellite Triana also are introduced. The simulated result will improve our understanding about the Triana data