Bi-directional Reflectance on Prairie Grass Canopy

Prairie Grass Canopy on May 7, 1999 (DOY 127)

55o Solar Zenith Angle

Bidirectional view  along the principle plane of the sun and perpendicular to the principle plane of the sun. Click here to go to numerical data.

Perpendicular
to the Principle Plane of the Sun; View Zenith Angle
gr127_99_55_p1_pd-75.jpg (175976 bytes)-75
gr127_99_55_p1_pd-60.jpg (187339 bytes)-60
gr127_99_55_p1_pd-45.jpg (184046 bytes)-45

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gr127_99_55_p1_pd-30.jpg (177122 bytes)-30
View Zenith Angle

-75

-60 -45 -30 -15 gr127_99_55_p1_pd-15.jpg (183991 bytes)-15 +15 +30 +45 +60 +75
Parallel to the Principle Plane of the Sun wh084_99_55_p1_pa-75.jpg (112665 bytes) N/A gr127_99_55_p1_pa-45.jpg (189036 bytes) gr127_99_55_p1_pa-30.jpg (188800 bytes) gr127_99_55_p1_pa-15.jpg (182297 bytes) gr127_99_55_p1_pa+0.jpg (190417 bytes) gr127_99_55_p1_pa+15.jpg (198603 bytes) gr127_99_55_p1_pa+30.jpg (195418 bytes) N/A gr127_99_55_p1_pa+60.jpg (152598 bytes) N/A
gr127_99_55_p1_pd+15.jpg (179018 bytes)+15 gr127_99_45_p1_pa+0.jpg (78553 bytes)
Qz = 45o
+30

grass on 5/7/1999 at SZA of 35

Qz = 35o

gr127_99_55_p1_pd+45.jpg (171151 bytes)+45 Grass on May 76, 1999 at 25 SZAQz = 25o
gr127_99_55_p1_pd+60.jpg (176988 bytes)+60
gr127_99_55_p1_pd+75.jpg (164048 bytes)+75