Abstract: In this paper, the bidirectional reflectance factor (BRF) of rice measured in field experiment in1999 and 2000 was compared with the BRFcomputed from the rice multicomponent bidirectional reflectance model that based on the radiative transfer theory, rice canopy geometric structural factors and different characteristics of the different growth period for rice in detail. The contribution of some sensitive factors such as the average inclination angle of all components belonged to rice and LAIwas accurately specified. The results showedthat the rice multicomponent bidirectional reflectance model described above could basically simulate the angular distribution characteristic of reflectance spectrum of rice canopies, and the different peak point of the hotspot effect of rice canopies reached under different conditions. In addition, the regulation of the first order scattering reflectance by soil and water and the multiple scattering reflectance by foliage, stem, fringe and soil changing with the average inclination angle of all components, as well as the contribution of LAIto BRFwere analyzed. All of these laid a foundation to monitor rice growth and estimate its yield. Meanwhile, it also implied that some rice canopy parameters could be accurately estimated by the model through selecting the suitable image bands.

Key words: Multiangle remote sensing, Multicomponent bidirectional reflectance distribution model, Leaf area index, Rice, sediment, particulate matter, microorganism, diagenetic state., amino acid