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Matti Mõttus is affiliated with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Media Technology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work centers on topics related to remote sensing, agriculture, and ecosystem services. Specific research interests include Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Remote-Sensing Image Classification, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, and Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement.

Matti Mõttus has contributed to various scientific publications, including the following papers:

  • "The EnMAP spaceborne imaging spectroscopy mission: Initial scientific results two years after launch" (2024) published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Boreal forest leaf area index from optical satellite images: model simulations and empirical analyses using data from central Finland" (2024) published in Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "Estimation of boreal forest floor reflectance from airborne hyperspectral data of coniferous forests" (2020) published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Radiative transfer simulations link boreal forest structure and shortwave albedo" (2024) published in Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "Evaluating the performance of a double integrating sphere in measurement of reflectance, transmittance, and albedo of coniferous needles" (2020) published in Silva Fennica

The scientist often collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Eelis Halme
  • Olli Ihalainen
  • Miina Rautiainen
  • Weiwei Liu
  • Jon Atherton

Matti Mõttus has published extensively in leading scientific venues such as:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Silva Fennica
  • Remote Sensing
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)

Best Publications

  • Hyperspectral remote sensing of foliar nitrogen content.

    Yuri Knyazikhin;Mitchell A. Schull;Pauline Stenberg;Matti Mõttus

  • Third Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Documenting progress in canopy reflectance models

    Jean-Luc Widlowski;Malcolm Taberner;Bernard Pinty;Véronique Bruniquel-Pinel

  • The fourth phase of the radiative transfer model intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Actual canopy scenarios and conformity testing

    Jean Luc Widlowski;Corrado Mio;Mathias Disney;Jennifer Adams

  • Is the spherical leaf inclination angle distribution a valid assumption for temperate and boreal broadleaf tree species

    Jan Pisek;Oliver Sonnentag;Oliver Sonnentag;Andrew D. Richardson;Matti Mõttus

  • Optical properties of leaves and needles for boreal tree species in Europe

    Petr Lukeš;Pauline Stenberg;Miina Rautiainen;Matti Mõttus

  • Seasonal variation in MODIS LAI for a boreal forest area in Finland

    Janne Heiskanen;Miina Rautiainen;Pauline Stenberg;Matti Mõttus

  • Sunlight mediated seasonality in canopy structure and photosynthetic activity of Amazonian rainforests

    Jian Bi;Yuri Knyazikhin;Sungho Choi;Taejin Park

  • Photographic measurement of leaf angles in field crops

    Xiaochen Zou;Matti Mõttus;Priit Tammeorg;Clara Lizarazo Torres

  • Spectral Properties of Coniferous Forests: A Review of In Situ and Laboratory Measurements

    Miina Rautiainen;Petr Lukeš;Lucie Homolová;Aarne Hovi

  • Seasonal reflectance dynamics of common understory types in a northern European boreal forest

    Miina Rautiainen;Matti Mõttus;Janne Heiskanen;Anu Akujärvi

  • Early Diagnosis of Vegetation Health From High-Resolution Hyperspectral and Thermal Imagery: Lessons Learned From Empirical Relationships and Radiative Transfer Modelling

    R. Hernández-Clemente;A. Hornero;Matti Mõttus;J. Penuelas

  • Crown envelope shape measurements and models

    Miina Rautiainen;Matti Mõttus;Pauline Stenberg;Sanna Ervasti

  • Coupling forest canopy and understory reflectance in the Arctic latitudes of Finland

    Miina Rautiainen;Juha Suomalainen;Matti Mõttus;Pauline Stenberg

  • Photon recollision probability in modelling the radiation regime of canopies: A review

    P. Stenberg;Matti Mõttus;M. Rautiainen

  • Estimation of leaf area index and its sunlit portion from DSCOVR EPIC data: theoretical basis

    Bin Yang;Yuri Knyazikhin;Matti Mõttus;Miina Rautiainen

  • Canopy gap fraction estimation from digital hemispherical images using sky radiance models and a linear conversion method

    Mait Lang;Andres Kuusk;Matti Mõttus;Miina Rautiainen

  • Sensitivity of narrowband vegetation indices to boreal forest LAI, reflectance seasonality and species composition

    Janne Heiskanen;Miina Rautiainen;Pauline Stenberg;Matti Mõttus

  • Multi-angular reflectance properties of a hemiboreal forest: An analysis using CHRIS PROBA data

    Miina Rautiainen;Miina Rautiainen;Mait Lang;Matti Mõttus;Andres Kuusk

  • Retrieval of boreal forest LAI using a forest reflectance model and empirical regressions

    Janne Heiskanen;Miina Rautiainen;Lauri Korhonen;Matti Mõttus

  • Simulating solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence in a boreal forest stand reconstructed from terrestrial laser scanning measurements

    Weiwei Liu;Weiwei Liu;Jon Atherton;Matti Mõttus;Jean Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry

  • Analyses of Impact of Needle Surface Properties on Estimation of Needle Absorption Spectrum: Case Study with Coniferous Needle and Shoot Samples

    Bin Yang;Yuri Knyazikhin;Yi Lin;Kai Yan;Kai Yan

  • Photosynthetically Active Radiation: Measurement and Modeling

    Matti Mõttus;Madis Sulev;Frédéric Baret;Raoul Lopez-Lozano

Frequent Co-Authors

Miina Rautiainen
Miina Rautiainen Aalto University
Pauline Stenberg
Pauline Stenberg University of Helsinki
Janne Heiskanen
Janne Heiskanen University of Helsinki
Ranga B. Myneni
Ranga B. Myneni Boston University
Yuri Knyazikhin
Yuri Knyazikhin Boston University
Petri Pellikka
Petri Pellikka University of Helsinki
Alexei Lyapustin
Alexei Lyapustin Goddard Space Flight Center
Mathias Disney
Mathias Disney University College London
Alexander Marshak
Alexander Marshak Goddard Space Flight Center
Michael E. Schaepman
Michael E. Schaepman University of Zurich

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