Tool Topographic Correction
References:
Civco, D. L. (1989): 'Topographic Normalization of Landsat Thematic Mapper Digital Imagery', Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 55(9), pp.1303-1309.
Law, K.H., Nichol, J. (2004): 'Topographic Correction for Differential Illumination Effects on Ikonos Satellite Imagery', ISPRS 2004 International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, pdf.
Phua, M.-H., Saito, H. (2003): 'Estimation of biomass of a mountainous tropical forest using Landsat TM data', Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 29(4), pp.429-440.
Riano, D., Chuvieco, E. Salas, J., Aguado, I. (2003): 'Assessment of Different Topographic Corrections in Landsat-TM Data for Mapping Vegetation Types', IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 41(5), pp.1056-1061, pdf.
Teillet, P.M., Guindon, B., Goodenough, D.G. (1982): 'On the slope-aspect correction of multispectral scanner data', Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 8(2), pp.1537-1540.
- Author: Copyrights (c) 2008 by Olaf Conrad
 
- Menu: Terrain Analysis|Lighting
 
Parameters
|   | Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints | 
| Input | Elevation | Grid (input) | DEM | - | - | 
 | Original Image | Grid (input) | ORIGINAL | - | - | 
| Output | Corrected Image | Grid (output) | CORRECTED | - | - | 
| Options | Grid System | Grid system | PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM | - | - | 
 | Grid system | Grid system | DEM_GRIDSYSTEM | - | - | 
 | Azimuth | Floating point | AZI | direction of sun (degree, clockwise from North) | Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 360.000000 Default: 180.000000 | 
 | Height | Floating point | HGT | height of sun above horizon (degree) | Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 90.000000 Default: 45.000000 | 
 | Method | Choice | METHOD | - | Available Choices: [0] Cosine Correction (Teillet et al. 1982) [1] Cosine Correction (Civco 1989) [2] Minnaert Correction [3] Minnaert Correction with Slope (Riano et al. 2003) [4] Minnaert Correction with Slope (Law & Nichol 2004) [5] C Correction [6] Normalization (after Civco, modified by Law & Nichol) Default: 4 | 
 | Minnaert Correction | Floating point | MINNAERT | - | Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 1.000000 Default: 0.500000 | 
 | Maximum Cells (C Correction Analysis) | Integer | MAXCELLS | Maximum number of grid cells used for trend analysis as required by C correction. | Minimum: 10 Default: 1000 | 
 | Value Range | Choice | MAXVALUE | - | Available Choices: [0] 1 byte (0-255) [1] 2 byte (0-65535) Default: 0 | 
Command-line
Usage: saga_cmd ta_lighting 4 [-DEM <str>] [-ORIGINAL <str>] [-CORRECTED <str>] [-AZI <double>] [-HGT <double>] [-METHOD <str>] [-MINNAERT <double>] [-MAXCELLS <num>] [-MAXVALUE <str>]
  -DEM:<str>        	Elevation
	Grid (input)
  -ORIGINAL:<str>   	Original Image
	Grid (input)
  -CORRECTED:<str>  	Corrected Image
	Grid (output)
  -AZI:<double>     	Azimuth
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Maximum: 360.000000
	Default: 180.000000
  -HGT:<double>     	Height
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Maximum: 90.000000
	Default: 45.000000
  -METHOD:<str>     	Method
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Cosine Correction (Teillet et al. 1982)
	[1] Cosine Correction (Civco 1989)
	[2] Minnaert Correction
	[3] Minnaert Correction with Slope (Riano et al. 2003)
	[4] Minnaert Correction with Slope (Law & Nichol 2004)
	[5] C Correction
	[6] Normalization (after Civco, modified by Law & Nichol)
	Default: 4
  -MINNAERT:<double>	Minnaert Correction
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Maximum: 1.000000
	Default: 0.500000
  -MAXCELLS:<num>   	Maximum Cells (C Correction Analysis)
	Integer
	Minimum: 10
	Default: 1000
  -MAXVALUE:<str>   	Value Range
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] 1 byte (0-255)
	[1] 2 byte (0-65535)
	Default: 0