First order approximation of broadband directional Albedo with High Resolution Quickbird Imagery: A case study for arid urban areas

• Main Authors: KAPLAN, Shai, GALLETTI, Christopher S., CHOW, Winston T. L., MYINT, Soe W.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Albedo; urban; Quickbird; modeling; arid regions; high resolution; Urban Studies and Planning
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3149
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Albedo is a key forcing parameter controlling the planetary radiative energy budget and its partitioning between the surface and the atmosphere. Characterizing and developing high resolution albedo for an urban environment in arid regions is important because of the high urbanization rate in these r...