SURVEY OF EMISSIVITY VARIABILITY IN THERMOGRAPHY OF URBAN AREAS
SURVEY OF EMISSIVITY VARIABILITY IN THERMOGRAPHY OF URBAN AREAS
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DOI:
10.1016/0034-4257(82)90043-8
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
13.5
通讯作者:
CARNAHAN, WH
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作者:
ARTIS, DA;CARNAHAN, WH
This study investigates the effects of roof emissivity variation of aerial thermogram images. Thermograms have been used to detect heat loss from residential roofs. Emissivity variation among rooftops, however, can lead to a misrepresentation of the temperatures mapped in a thermogram image. The objectives of this study were (a) to demonstrate the feasibility of a technique to use remotely sensed data to calculate surface emissivities and (b) to apply that technique, to determine the extent of emissivity variation in urban surfaces. In the first part of the experimental approach a passive technique is developed to calculate emissivity from two-band thermal infrared radiance data. Inherent limitations and sources of error associated with the technique are discussed. In the second part of the experimental approach the technique was used to measure the emissivity of 1411 roofs within the city limits of Terre Haute, Indiana. Results of this survey indicated that over 98% of the roofs surveyed were confined to a very narrow range of emissivities. It is concluded that the observed variation in rooftop emissivities has a minimal effect on the temperatures depicted in thermograms.