Performs PROSAIL simulation based on a set of combinations of input parameters for estimating understorey reflectance

Usage

foursail.inform(inputLUT, rsoil, typeLAI = "understorey")

Arguments

inputLUT: LUT table with distribution of biophysical parameters used as input parameters in the model
rsoil: numeric. Soil reflectance
typeLAI: the cover use for estimating the reflectance 'understorey'.

Value

reflectance understorey with BRF applied

References

Verhoef W & Bach H, 2007. Coupled soil–leaf-canopy and atmosphere radiative transfer modeling to simulate hyperspectral multi-angular surface reflectance and TOA radiance data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 109:166-182. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.12.013

Verhoef W, Jia L, Xiao Q & Su Z, 2007. Unified optical-thermal four-stream radiative transfer theory for homogeneous vegetation canopies. IEEE Transactions in Geosciences and Remote Sensing, 45:1808–1822. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2007.895844

Jacquemoud S, Verhoef W, Baret F, Bacour C, Zarco-Tejada PJ, Asner GP, François C & Ustin SL, 2009. PROSPECT+ SAIL models: A review of use for vegetation characterization. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113:S56–S66. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.01.026

Berger K, Atzberger C, Danner M, D’Urso G, Mauser W, Vuolo F & Hank T 2018. Evaluation of the PROSAIL Model Capabilities for Future Hyperspectral Model Environments: A Review Study. Remote Sensing, 10:85. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10010085

Authors:

Verhoef W.

Bach H.

Authors of the R version:

Jean-Baptiste Feret

The fourSAIL model is based on a version provided by Wout Verhoef et al. (2007)

original version downloadable at http://teledetection.ipgp.jussieu.fr/prosail/

Improved and extended version of SAILH model that avoids numerical singularities and works more efficiently if only few parameters change.