Abstract
Abstract Leaf structure and function are shown to result in distinctive variations in the absorption and reflection of solar radiation from plant canopies. The leaf properties that determine the radiation-interception characteristics of plant canopies are directly linked to photosynthesis, stomatal resistance and evapotran-spiration and can be inferred from measurements of reflected solar energy. The effects of off-nadir viewing and atmospheric constituents, coupled with the need to measure changing surface conditions, emphasize the need for multitemporal measurements of reflected radiation if primary production is to be estimated
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Remote sensingEnvironmental scienceSatellitePhotosynthetically active radiationInterceptionRadiationPhotosynthesisPrimary productionAtmospheric sciencesPrimary (astronomy)Absorption (acoustics)Radiant energyCanopyGeologyBotanyPhysicsOpticsBiologyEcologyEcosystem
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Compton J. Tucker,
P. J. Sellers
(1986).
Satellite remote sensing of primary production.
International Journal of Remote Sensing
, 7
(11)
, 1395-1416.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01431168608948944
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