Airborne light detection and ranging (LIDAR) can detect the three-dimensional structure of forest canopies by transmitting laser pulses and receiving returned waveforms which contain backscatter from branches and leav...Airborne light detection and ranging (LIDAR) can detect the three-dimensional structure of forest canopies by transmitting laser pulses and receiving returned waveforms which contain backscatter from branches and leaves at different heights.We established a solid scatterer model to explain the widened durations found in analyzing the relationship between laser pulses and forest canopies,and obtained the corresponding rule between laser pulse duration and scatterer depth.Based on returned waveform characteristics,scatterers were classified into three types:simple,solid and complex.We developed single-peak derivative and multiple-peak derivative analysis methods to retrieve waveform features and discriminate between scatterer types.Solid scatterer simulations showed that the returned waveforms were widened as scatterer depth increased,and as space between sub-scatterers increased the returned waveforms developed two peaks which subsequently developed into two separate sub-waveforms.There were slight differences between the durations of simulated and measured waveforms.LIDAR waveform data are able to describe the backscatter characteristics of forest canopies,and have potential to improve the estimation accuracy of forest parameters.展开更多
In this letter a Monte Carlo(MC) algorithm is used to simulate the propagation of polarized light in double-layer turbid media and the 2-dimentional backscattered Stokes vectors and Mueller matrices are obtained.Relat...In this letter a Monte Carlo(MC) algorithm is used to simulate the propagation of polarized light in double-layer turbid media and the 2-dimentional backscattered Stokes vectors and Mueller matrices are obtained.Relationships between backscattered Mueller matrix and optical properties,such as scattering,absorption and layered structure,are discussed in detail.Integrating the 2-dimentional Mueller matrix elements along radial and azimuthal directions,we obtain a reverse trend with respect to the optical parameters for upper and lower layers,which suggests possibilities for discriminating subtle optical properties in a double-layer structure using backscattered polarization patterns such as Mueller matrix.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2007CB714404)the Central PublicInterest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund of China(Grant No.IFRIT200803)the National HiTech Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2009AA12Z1461)
文摘Airborne light detection and ranging (LIDAR) can detect the three-dimensional structure of forest canopies by transmitting laser pulses and receiving returned waveforms which contain backscatter from branches and leaves at different heights.We established a solid scatterer model to explain the widened durations found in analyzing the relationship between laser pulses and forest canopies,and obtained the corresponding rule between laser pulse duration and scatterer depth.Based on returned waveform characteristics,scatterers were classified into three types:simple,solid and complex.We developed single-peak derivative and multiple-peak derivative analysis methods to retrieve waveform features and discriminate between scatterer types.Solid scatterer simulations showed that the returned waveforms were widened as scatterer depth increased,and as space between sub-scatterers increased the returned waveforms developed two peaks which subsequently developed into two separate sub-waveforms.There were slight differences between the durations of simulated and measured waveforms.LIDAR waveform data are able to describe the backscatter characteristics of forest canopies,and have potential to improve the estimation accuracy of forest parameters.
基金supported by the Governmental Education Bureau of Fujian Province(No.JA10068)the 2009 Project for Scientific and Technical Development of Xiamen (No.3502Z20099007)
文摘In this letter a Monte Carlo(MC) algorithm is used to simulate the propagation of polarized light in double-layer turbid media and the 2-dimentional backscattered Stokes vectors and Mueller matrices are obtained.Relationships between backscattered Mueller matrix and optical properties,such as scattering,absorption and layered structure,are discussed in detail.Integrating the 2-dimentional Mueller matrix elements along radial and azimuthal directions,we obtain a reverse trend with respect to the optical parameters for upper and lower layers,which suggests possibilities for discriminating subtle optical properties in a double-layer structure using backscattered polarization patterns such as Mueller matrix.
