A method for estimating the incident PAR on inclined surfaces

Xiaoping Xie; Wei Gao; Zhiqiang Gao

doi:10.1117/12.791695

10 September 2008 A method for estimating the incident PAR on inclined surfaces

Xiaoping Xie, Wei Gao, Zhiqiang Gao

Proceedings Volume 7083, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability V; 70830P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.791695
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A new simple model has been developed that incorporates Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products to produce incident photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) for tilted surface. The method is based on a simplification of the general radiative transfer equation, which considers five major processes of attenuation of solar radiation: 1) Rayleigh scattering, 2) absorption by ozone and water vapor, 3) aerosol scattering, 4) multiple reflectance between surface and atmosphere, and 5) three terrain factors: slope and aspect, isotropic sky view factor, and additional radiation by neighbor reflectance. A comparison of the model results with observational data from the Yucheng and Changbai Mountain sites of the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) shows the correlation coefficient as 0.929 and 0.904, respectively. A comparison of the model results with the 2006 filed measured PAR in the Yucheng and Changbai sites shows the correlation coefficient as 0.929 and 0.904, respectively, and the average percent error as 10% and 15%, respectively.

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Xiaoping Xie, Wei Gao, and Zhiqiang Gao "A method for estimating the incident PAR on inclined surfaces", Proc. SPIE 7083, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability V, 70830P (10 September 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.791695

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