RAMI, RAMI-IV- DESCRIPTIONS - European Commission

The following table provides access to both the various test cases defined for RAMI-IV (left column) and the definitions of the measurement types that have to be performed for each one of these experiment cases (right column).

EXPERIMENTS	MEASUREMENTS
ABSTRACT CANOPIES HETEROGENEOUS ANISOTROPIC BACKGROUND	Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal
ABSTRACT CANOPIES HETEROGENEOUS TWO LAYER CANOPY	Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal
ABSTRACT CANOPIES HETEROGENEOUS CONSTANT SLOPE	Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal
ABSTRACT CANOPIES HOMOGENEOUS ANISOTROPIC BACKGROUND	Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy
ABSTRACT CANOPIES HOMOGENEOUS TWO CANOPY LAYERS	Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy
ABSTRACT CANOPIES HOMOGENEOUS ADJACENT CANOPIES	Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy
ACTUAL CANOPIES JARVSELJA SUMMER PINESTAND	Total canopy absorption Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in azimuth ring (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Isotropic Bihemispherical Reflectance (White Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal Thresholded hemispherical photograph
ACTUAL CANOPIES JARVSELJA SUMMER BIRCHSTAND	Total canopy absorption Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in azimuth ring (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Isotropic Bihemispherical Reflectance (White Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal Thresholded hemispherical photograph
ACTUAL CANOPIES OFENPASS WINTER PINESTAND	Total canopy absorption Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in azimuth ring (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Isotropic Bihemispherical Reflectance (White Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal Thresholded hemispherical photograph
ACTUAL CANOPIES JARVSELJA WINTER BIRCHSTAND	Total canopy absorption Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in azimuth ring (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Isotropic Bihemispherical Reflectance (White Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for diffuse illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal Thresholded hemispherical photograph
ACTUAL CANOPIES WELLINGTON CITRUS ORCHARD	Total canopy absorption Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in azimuth ring (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal Thresholded hemispherical photograph
ACTUAL CANOPIES SHORT ROTATION FOREST	Total canopy absorption Foliage absorption BRF in cross plane (total) BRF in azimuth ring (total) BRF in cross plane for single collided radiation BRF in cross plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in cross plane for uncollided radiation BRF in principal plane (total) BRF in principal plane for single collided radiation BRF in principal plane for multiple-scattered radiation BRF in principal plane for uncollided radiation Directional Hemispherical Reflectance (Black Sky Albedo) Total transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Collided by canopy only transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Uncollided transmission at lower boundary level for direct illumination only Vertical profile of total transmission through canopy Local uncollided transmission at lower boundary for direct illumination from finitesized sun Total waveform LIDAR return signal Single collided waveform LIDAR return signal Thresholded hemispherical photograph