What is Surface Reflectance?

Surface reflectance is the amount of light reflected by the surface of the earth. It is a ratio of surface radiance to surface irradiance, and as such is unitless, and typically has values between 0 and 1. The Surface Reflectance (SR) Product is derived from the standard Planet Analytic (Radiance) Product and is processed to top of atmosphere reflectance and then atmospherically corrected to (bottom of atmosphere or) surface reflectance. Planet uses the 6S atmospheric radiative transfer model with ancillary data from MODIS to account for atmospheric effects on the observed signal at the sensor for the PlanetScope Dove constellation.

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