Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Functions of Maple and Cottonwood Leaves
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Publication Source
Applied Optics
Abstract
We present our investigations into the optical scattering properties of both sugar maple (Acer saccarum) and eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) leaves in the near-IR wavelength regime. The bidirectional scattering distribution function (BSDF) describes the fractions of light reflected by and transmitted through a leaf for a given set of illumination and observation angles. Experiments were performed to measure the BSDF of each species at a discrete set of illumination and observation angles. We then modeled the BSDFs in such a way that other researchers may interpolate their values for scattering in any direction under illumination at any angle.
Inclusive pages
6485-6494
ISBN/ISSN
1559-128X
Copyright
Copyright © 2007, Optical Society of America
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Volume
46
Issue
25
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Greiner, Michael A.; Duncan, Bradley D.; and Dierking, Matthew P., "Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Functions of Maple and Cottonwood Leaves" (2007). Electro-Optics and Photonics Faculty Publications. 27.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eop_fac_pub/27
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