Vegetative Cover Effects on Soil Spectral Reflectance,

Abstract

The reflectance characteristics in the 400 to 1100 nm region of two different soil types and the effect of varying vegetative cover on each are described. The spectral reflectance of the test sites was proportional to the cover and highly dependent on soil color. A cover of 24-35 percent was required to affect significantly the spectral reflection (400 to 1100 nm) of the background soil types. Equations for these relations are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123817

Entities

People

  • Melvin B. Satterwhite
  • Miklos Treiber
  • Ponder Henley

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • Forests
  • Illumination
  • Images
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Organic Soils
  • Photography
  • Plants
  • Radiation
  • Reflectance
  • Regression Analysis
  • Remote Sensing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Vegetation

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.