Thermal radiation, canopy temperature and evaporation from forest canopies
| Title | Thermal radiation, canopy temperature and evaporation from forest canopies |
| Publication Type | Audiovisual |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Jones, H. G., Archer N., & Rotenberg E. |
| Series Editor | |
| Series Title | FORESTS AT THE LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERFACE |
| Publisher | CABI PUBLISHING |
| City | 875 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA |
| ISBN Number | 0-85199-677-9 |
| Keywords | canopy temperature, evaporation estimation, Portugal, Quercus ilex, Remote sensing, thermal radiation |
| Abstract | We review the remote sensing of canopy temperature using thermal radiation and outline the main sources of error in the measurement of emitted thermal radiation and its use in canopy temperature estimation. The theory underlying different approaches to the use of these remote estimates of canopy temperature for the estimation of evaporation from forest and other canopies is discussed. The data requirements for the different approaches for remote estimation are compared. We illustrate the application of different approaches to local (branch-level) thermal remote sensing for the estimation of evaporation rate from Quercus rotundifolia trees in Portugal. |
