Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 34, Issue 1, 128002(2014)

Evaluation of Land Surface Polarization Models Based on Airborne Advanced Atmosphere Multi-Angle Polarization Radiometer Measurements

Wang Han1,2、*, Sun Xiaobing1, Sun Bin1,2, and Hong Jin1
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    Three models of land surface polarized reflectance are evaluated using data obtained from newly developed advanced atmosphere multi-angle polarization radiometer (AMPR) and laboratory. The spectral and angular responses are analyzed. It is found that the spectral response is very little, and 85% of AMPR aerosol retrievals support the result. For the data from laboratory, the changes of polarized reflectance of yellow brown soil and red sandy soil are just 2.43×10-6 and 1.47×10-6 as the wavelength changes 1 nm. Angular responses of all three models match the measured data well with less difference between the high vegetation coverage data and models. After fitted, the model developed by Nadal and Bréon (NB) agrees with the measurements best, and the difference is about 1/2 of the other two models. NB model can describe the surface polarization more exactly.

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    Wang Han, Sun Xiaobing, Sun Bin, Hong Jin. Evaluation of Land Surface Polarization Models Based on Airborne Advanced Atmosphere Multi-Angle Polarization Radiometer Measurements[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2014, 34(1): 128002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jul. 29, 2013

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 25, 2013

    The Author Email: Han Wang (ms.h.wang@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201434.0128002

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