Mapping global seasonal forest background reflectivity with Multi‐angle Imaging Spectroradiometer data

Abstract Forest background reflectivities with seasonal and spatial variations are critically important in the estimation of canopy biophysical parameters of the forest canopy. In this paper, seasonal background reflectivity for global forested areas was mapped at 1.1 km resolution using four‐scale model and Multi‐angle Imaging Spectroradiometer data of the nadir and 45° forward directions. The largest seasonal variation of forest background …