Potential Applications of near-infrared hemispherical imagery in forest environments

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Abstract

Hemispherical photography is commonly used in studies investigating the light environment beneath the forest canopy. This paper documents a methodology to adapt a standard digital camera to take hemispherical images in the near infra-red. These images can then be post processed to calculate sky-view factors, branch/bole-view factors and foliage-view factors. The further potential of the instrument is then demonstrated by combining the near infra-red images with standard visible images to produce a hemispherical NDVI image. Further discussion is also given to the potential applicability of the techniques above the forest canopy. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-156
Number of pages6
JournalAgricultural and Forest Meteorology
Volume143
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2007

Keywords

  • near infra-red
  • view factors
  • hemispherical fisheye
  • NDVI

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