Training Module on Monitoring Vegetation From Space

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• 2 - Physical concepts
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• 2.1 - Radiation principles
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• 2.2 - Interactions with matter
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• 2.3 - The effect of the atmosphere
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• 2.4 - Spectral signature of an object
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• 2.5 - Bidirectional reflection

2 - Physical concepts

In this chapter we make a revision of the physical concepts that support the monitoring of vegetation with satellite observations.