Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 37, Issue 12, 1228001(2017)

Method for Measuring Surface Albedo Based on Airborne Platform

Taiping Yang1,2, Fuqi Si1、*, Minjie Zhao1, Ke Dou1, Haijin Zhou1, Yuhan Luo1, and Wenqing Liu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Key Laboratory of Environmental Optics and Technology, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 2 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Experimental flight path and five selected areas
    Three selected observation areas of Baoding
    Total flow diagram
    (a) Comparison of modeled and measured Fd; (b) deviation analysis
    Comparison of surface albedo retrieved by iterative retrieval and MODIS data of observation areas
    Difference of results of iterative retrieval and MODIS data of observation areas
    Iterative retrieval results of surface albedo of the center, middle and edge of Baoding city
    Difference analysis of the surface albedo of the center, middle and edge of Baoding city
    • Table 1. Basic information of observation areas

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      Table 1. Basic information of observation areas

      Observation areaSZA /(°)SAA /(°)Flight altitude /kmUnderlying surface
      Dingzhou60.57176.643.0Building sparse urban area
      Baoding67.23210.683.0Building more intensive urban area
      Farmland 160.48179.833.0Farmland, village
      Farmland 263.46200.913.7Farmland, village
      Farmland 375.08224.772.4Farmland, dry grass, village
    • Table 2. Input parameters of radiative transfer model

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      Table 2. Input parameters of radiative transfer model

      Parameter
      Atmospheric profileRelative trace gas absorption coefficient[15]Sun spectrumLatitude, longitude and altitudeSZA, SAARelative cloud parameterRelative aerosol parameter[16]A priori value of surface albedo
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    Taiping Yang, Fuqi Si, Minjie Zhao, Ke Dou, Haijin Zhou, Yuhan Luo, Wenqing Liu. Method for Measuring Surface Albedo Based on Airborne Platform[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(12): 1228001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jun. 29, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 6, 2018

    The Author Email: Si Fuqi (sifuqi@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201737.1228001

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