Vegetation Radiative Transfer Modelling (Nadine Gobron) - PEER
Vegetation Radiative Transfer Modelling (Nadine Gobron) - PEER
Vegetation Radiative Transfer Modelling (Nadine Gobron) - PEER
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Asymmetry factor for scattering processes<br />
•We have for isotropic medium:<br />
P<br />
↑↓ = P ↓↑<br />
•The asymmetry factor g is a single number, defined as the<br />
mean cosine of the scattering angle (-1 or +1 in our case):<br />
↓↓<br />
↓↑<br />
g<br />
= ( + 1)P + ( −1)<br />
P<br />
•Typically: g = +1 for strict downward scattering,<br />
g=-1 for strict upward scattering and,<br />
g=0 for isotropic scattering.<br />
•For the above set of equations, we have:<br />
P<br />
↑↓<br />
P<br />
↓↓ = P ↑↑<br />
↑↑ ↓↑ ↓↓<br />
+ P = P + P = 1<br />
P<br />
↑↓ = P<br />
↓↑ = (1 − g) / 2<br />
P ↑↑ = P<br />
↓↓ = (1 + g) / 2<br />
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