Hall, D.K., Nghiem, S.V., Schaaf, C.B., DiGirolamo, N.E., & Neumann, G. (2009). Evaluation of surface and near-surface melt characteristics on the Greenland ice sheet using MODIS and QuikSCAT data. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 114, F04006.[Full Text Available]

Liu, J.C., Schaaf, C., Strahler, A., Jiao, Z.T., Shuai, Y.M., Zhang, Q.L., Roman, M., Augustine, J.A., Dutton, E.G. (2009). Validation of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) albedo retrieval algorithm: Dependence of albedo on solar zenith angle. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 114, D01106.

Liu, J.C., Schaaf, C., Strahler, A., Jiao, Z.T., Shuai, Y.M., Zhang, Q.L., Roman, M., Augustine, J.A., Dutton, E.G. (2009). Validation of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) albedo retrieval algorithm: Dependence of albedo on solar zenith angle. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 114, D01106.

Zhang, X., Friedl, M.A., & Schaaf, C.B. (2009). Sensitivity of vegetation phenology detection to the temporal resolution of satellite data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(8), 2061-2074.

Moody, E. G., King, M.D, Schaaf, C.B., & Platnick, S. (2008). MODIS-derived spatially complete surface albedo products: Spatial and temporal pixel distribution and zonal averages. Journal of Applied Meterology and Climatology, 47, 2879-2894.[Full Text Available]

Stone, R.S., Anderson, G.P., Shettle, E.P., Andrews, E., Loukachine, K., Dutton, E.G., Schaaf, C., & Roman, M.O. (2008). Radiative impact of boreal smoke in the Arctic: Observed and modeled. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113(D14), D14S16.

Moody, E.G., King, M.D., Schaaf, C.B., Hall, D.K., & Platnick, S. (2007). Northern Hemisphere five-year average (2000-2004) spectral albedos of surfaces in the presence of snow: Statistics computed from Terra MODIS land products. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 11(2-3), 337-345.[Full Text Available]

Moody, E., M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. Schaaf (2006, submitted). Comparisons of Temporal and Spatial Trends in the Spatially Complete Global Spectral Surface Albedos Products. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing.

Myhre, G., M. M. Kvalevag, C. B. Schaaf (2006, in press). Radiative forcing due to anthropogenic vegetation change based on MODIS surface albedo. Geophysical Research Letters.

Roy, D.P., Lewis, P., Schaaf, C., Devadiga, S., Boschetti, L (2006). The global impact of cloud on the production of MODIS bi-directional reflectance model based composites for terrestrial monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3(4), 452-456.[Full Text Available]

Salomon, J., C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, F. Gao, Y. Jin (2006, submitted). Validation of the MODIS Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function and Albedo Retrievals Using Combined Observations from the Aqua and Terra Platforms. IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing.

Tsvetsinskaya, E., C. Schaaf, F. Gao, A. Strahler, R. Dickinson, (2006, submitted). Spatial and temporal variability in MODIS-derived surface albedo over global arid regions. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres.

Diner, DJ., Braswell, BH., Davies, R., Gobron, N; Hu, JN., Jin, YF., Kahn, RA., Knyazikhin, Y., Loeb, N., Muller, JP., Nolin, AW., Pinty, B., Schaaf, CB., Seiz, G.,Stroeve, J (2005). The value of multiangle measurements for retrieving structurally and radiatively consistent properties of clouds, aerosols, and surfaces. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 97(4), 495-518.

Gao, F., C. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, A. Roesch, W. Lucht, R. Dickinson (2005). Variability of MODIS Albedo for Major Global Vegetation Types,. J. Geophys. Res., 110(D01104), doi:10.1029/.

Liang, X.-Z. M. Xu, W. Gao, K. Kunkel, J. Slusser, Y. Dai, Q. Min, P. Houser, M. Rodell, C. Schaaf and F. Gao (2005). Development of Land Surface Albedo Parameterization Based on MODIS data. JGR - Atmospheres, 110, D11107.

Moody, E., M. King, S. Platnik, C. Schaaf, and F. Gao (2005). Spatially Complete Global pectral Surface Albedos: Value-Added Datasets Derived From Terra MODIS Land Products. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens, 43, 144-158.[Full Text Available]

Stroeve, J., J. Box, F. Gao, S. Liang, A. Nolin, & C. Schaaf (2005). Accuracy Assessment of the MODIS 16-day Albedo Product for Snow: Comparisons with Greenland in situ Measurements. Remote Sens. Environ, 94, 46-60.

Wang, Z; Barlage, M; Zeng, XB; Dickinson, RE; Schaaf, CB (2005). The solar zenith angle dependence of desert albedo. Geophysical Research Letters, 32(5), L05403.

Roesch, A., C. Schaaf and F. Gao (2004). Use of Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer bidirectional reflectance distribution function products to enhance simulated surface albedos. J. Geophys. Res., 109(D12), doi: 10.1029.

Tian, Y., Dickinson, R.E., Zhou, L., Myneni, R.B., Friedl, M., Schaaf, C.B., Carroll, M., & Gao, F. (2004). Land boundary conditions from MODIS data and consequences for the albedo of a climate model. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(5), Art. No. L0.

Wang, Z., X. Zeng, M. Barlage, R. E. Dickinson, F. Gao, and C. Schaaf (2004). Using MODIS BRDF and Albedo Data to Evaluate Global Model Land Surface Albedo. J. Hydrometer, 5, 3-14.

Zhang, X., Friedl, M.A., Schaaf, C.B., Strahler, A.H., Hodges, J.C.F., Gao, F., Reed, B.C., Huete, A (2003). Monitoring vegetation phenology using MODIS. Remote Sens. Environ, 84, 471-475.

Liang, S., Fang, H., Chen, M., Shuey, C.J., Walthall, C., Daughtry, C., Morisette, J., Schaaf, C., and Strahler, A. (2002). Validating MODIS land surface reflectance and albedo products: methods and preliminary results. Remote Sensing of Environment, 83(1), 149-162.

Schaaf, C.B., A.H. Strahler, F. Gao, W. Lucht, Y. Jin, X. Li, X. Zhang, E. Tsvetsinskaya, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, G. Roberts, C. Doll, S. Liang, D.P. Roy, and J.L. Privette (2002). Global albedo, BRDF and Nadir BRDF-adjusted reflectance products from MODIS. IGARSS02, IEEE, June 24-28, 2002, Toronto, Canada, 1188-1190.

Schaaf, C.B., F. Gao, A.H. Strahler, W. Lucht, X.W. Li, T. Tsang, N.C. Strugnell, X.Y. Zhang, Y.F. Jin, J.P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, P. Hobson, M. Disney, G. Roberts, M. Dunderdale, C. Doll, R.P. d'Entremont, B.X. Hu, S.L. Liang, J.L. Privette, and (2002). First operational BRDF, albedo and nadir reflectance products from MODIS . Remote Sens. Environ. , 83(1-2), 135-148.

Doll, C., J.-P. Muller, C. Schaaf, A. Strahler, and F. Gao (2001). Mapping Urban Landcover Using the BRDF/Albedo Product from the EOS/MODIS Instrument. IGARSS01, IEEE, July 9 - 13 2001, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Schaaf, C.B., A.H. Strahler, F. Gao, W. Lucht, X. Li, X. Zhang, Y. Jin, E. Tsvetsinskaya, J.-P. Muller, P. Lewis, M. Barnsley, G. Roberts, C. Doll, S. Liang, and J.L. Privette (2001). MODIS Operational Bidirectional Reflectance and Albedo Products. IGARSS01, IEEE, 9 - 13 July 2001, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Friedl, M., Woodcock, C., Gopal, S., Muchoney, D., Strahler, A. H., & Barker-Schaaf, C. (2000). Note on procedures used for accuracy assessment in land cover maps derived from AVHRR data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21(5), 1073-1077.

Hu, B., Lucht, W., Strahler, A., Schaaf, C., & Smith, M. (2000). Surface albedos and angle-corrected NDVI from AVHRR observations over South America. Remote Sensing of Environment, 71(2), 119-132.

Justice, C.O., Townshend, J.R.G., Vermote, E.F., Sohlberg, R., Descloitres, J., Roy, D., Hall, D., Salomonson, V., Riggs, G., Huete, A., Didan, K., Miura, T., Wan, Z., Strahler, A., Schaaf, C., Myneni, R., Running, S., Glassy, J., Nemani, R., El Saleous, (2000). Preliminary land surface products from the NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS) . Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 00), Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lucht, W., Schaaf, C. B., & Strahler, A. H. (2000). An algorithm for the retrieval of albedo from space using semiempirical BRDF models. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 38(2), 977-998.

d'Entremont, R. E., Barker Schaaf, C. L., Lucht, W., & Strahler, A. H. (1999). Retrieval of red spectral albedo and bidirectional reflectance using AVHRR HPRT and GOES satellite observations of the New England region. Journal of Geophysical Research, D104, 6229-6239.

Diner, D.J., Asner,G.P., Davies, R., Knyazikhin, Y., Muller, J.P., Nolin, A.W., Pinty, B., Schaaf, C.B., and Stroeve, J. (1999). New directions in Earth observing: Scientific application of multi-angle remote sensing. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 80, 2209-2228.[Full Text Available]

Lucht, W., Schaaf, C. B., Strahler, A. H., & d'Entremont, R. P. (1999). Remote sensing of albedo using the BRDF in relation to land surface properties,. in Remote Sensing in the Context of Global Change Issues.

Schaaf, C. B., Lucht, W., Tsang, T., Gao, F., Strugnell, N., Chen, L., Liu, Y. & Strahler, A. H. (1999). Prototyping the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF and albedo product. in Proceedings of the International Geoscience Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, 28 June - 2 July, 1999, 1506-1508.

Wanner, W., Strahler, A., Hu, B., Lewis, P., Muller, J.-P., Li, X., Barker-Schaaf, C., & Barnsley, M. (1997). Global retrieval of BRDF and albedo over land from EOS MODIS and MISR data: Theory and algorithm. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102(D14), 17143-17161.[Full Text Available]

Schaaf, C. B., Li, X., & Strahler, A. H. (1995). Using a geometric-optical model to calculate the bidirectional and hemispherical reflectance of forested slopes. Proceedings of SPIE (Multispectral and Microwave Sensing of Forestry, Hydrology, and Natural Resources), 2314, 21-26.[Full Text Available]

Schaaf, C. B., & Strahler, A. H. (1994). Simulating the bidirectional and hemispherical reflectance of mountainous and forested scenes with a geometric-optical model. Proceedings of the Seventh Conference on Satellite Meteorology, June 6-10, Monterey, CA, 602-604.[Full Text Available]

Schaaf, C. B., Li, X., & Strahler, A. H. (1994). Topographic effects of bidirectional and hemispherical reflectances calculated with a geometric-optical canopy model. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 32(6), 1186-1193.[Full Text Available]

Schaaf, C. B., Strahler, A. H. (1994). Validation of bidirectional and hemispherical relfectances from a geometric-optical model using ASAS imagery and pyranometer measurements of a spruce forest. Remote Sensing of Environment, 49, 138-144.[Full Text Available]

Schaaf, C., Li, X., & Strahler, A. (1994). Validation of canopy bidirectional reflectance models with ASAS imagery of a spruce forest in Maine. Proceedings of the 14th International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 3, 1832-1834.[Full Text Available]

Schaaf, C. B., & Strahler, A. H. (1993). Solar zenith angle effects on forest canopy hemispherical reflectances calculated with a geometric-optical bidirectional reflectance model. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 31, 921-927.[Full Text Available]

Curator: Brandon Maccherone
NASA Official: Shannell Cardwell