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Liang and Mishchenko 1997

Liang, S., and M.I. Mishchenko, 1997: Calculations of the soil hot-spot effect using the coherent backscattering theory. Remote Sens. Environ., 60, 163-173, doi:10.1016/S0034-4257(96)00179-4.

The shadowing theory has been widely used to account for the hot-spot effect for the canopy and soil. However, it is not valid for soils that are composed of fine particles and do not have well-defined shadows. The coherent backscattering theory is used in this study to calculate both the magnitude and the angular width of the hot-spot peak for clay and silt soils. The soil hot-spot magnitude is calculated by solving the vector radiative transfer equation. The dense nature of the soil medium is taken into account in the calculations of the hot-spot angular width. The results are also linked with the Hapke hot-spot empirical function. The effects of the wavelength dependence and of particle size and shape also are examined.

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@article{li01000b,
  author={Liang, S. and Mishchenko, M. I.},
  title={Calculations of the soil hot-spot effect using the coherent backscattering theory},
  year={1997},
  journal={Remote Sensing of Environment},
  volume={60},
  pages={163--173},
  doi={10.1016/S0034-4257(96)00179-4},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - li01000b
AU  - Liang, S.
AU  - Mishchenko, M. I.
PY  - 1997
TI  - Calculations of the soil hot-spot effect using the coherent backscattering theory
JA  - Remote Sens. Environ.
JO  - Remote Sensing of Environment
VL  - 60
SP  - 163
EP  - 173
DO  - 10.1016/S0034-4257(96)00179-4
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