BRF/LAI linkages for the Sua Pan and Skukuza sites, Safari 2000 Dry Season Campaign

The Safari 2000 campaigns focused on land-atmosphere processes and the impact of regional burning on aerosols and aerosol transport. An important factor is estimating the extent and nature of the biomass available. Multi-angle data, such as that obtained from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) provide unique data sets towards discerning surface properties from remote platforms. MISR operated during SAFARI 2000, in addition to in-situ measurements such as those acquired from the PARABOLA dual-hemispheric scanner. These data will be presented, and compared. Discussion as to how multi-angle information can be used to retrieve surface bi-directional reflectance (BRF) from a single observational position, and its relation to Leaf Area Index (LAI) is presented with empirical results.