Concept information
Preferred term
VEGETATION OPTICAL DEPTH
Definition
- Optical depth is a measure of how opaque a medium is to radiation passing through it. The optical depth is directly related to the vegetation water content, and is also a function of the incidence angle and the radiometric frequency. (en)
Broader concept
- VEGETATION (en)
Change note
- 2020-11-05 13:17:23.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (VEGETATION OPTICAL DEPTH [f97f5caf-206e-4310-8c9d-c4c1a09d3c62,560749] - VEGETATION [c7b5c02c-724d-4a19-b824-98180f3900c9,83709]);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f97f5caf-206e-4310-8c9d-c4c1a09d3c62
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