Sensor: MERIS
MERIS
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Basic information
Name
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MERIS
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Full Name
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Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
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Bands
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15
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Spectrum [nm]
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407.5-905
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Spat.Res. [m]
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300-300
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Inclination
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68.5
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Orbit Height
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0
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Orbit Type
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Platform
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Envisat
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Operator
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ESA
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Date of Launch
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0000-00-00
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status
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Comment
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15 spectral bands, programmable in width and position, in the visible and near infra-red
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Usable for Indices
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yes
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Description
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Bands/Channels
Nr.
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Name
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Start WL
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Middle WL
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End WL
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Sp.Rg.
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Spat. Res.
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Comment
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1
|
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407.5
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412.5
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417.5
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10
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300
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Yellow substance, turbidity
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2
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437.5
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442.5
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447.5
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10
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300
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Chlorophyll absorption maximum
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3
|
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485
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490
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495
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10
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300
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Chlorophyll, other pigments
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4
|
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505
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510
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515
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10
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300
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Turbidity, susp. sediment, red tides
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5
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555
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560
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565
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10
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300
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Chlorophyll reference, susp. sediment
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6
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615
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620
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625
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10
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300
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Suspended sediment
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7
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660
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665
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670
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10
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300
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Chlorophyll absorption
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8
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677.5
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681.25
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685
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7.5
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300
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Chlorophyll  uorescence
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9
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700
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705
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710
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10
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300
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Atmospheric correction, red edge
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10
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750.5
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753.75
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758
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7.5
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300
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Oxygen absorption reference
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11
|
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758.75
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760
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760.25
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2.5
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300
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Oxygen absorption R-branch
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12
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767.5
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775
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782.5
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15
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300
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Aerosols, vegetation
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13
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855
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865
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875
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20
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300
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Aerosols corrections over ocean
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14
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885
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890
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895
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10
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300
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Water vapour absorption reference
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15
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895
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900
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905
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10
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300
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Water vapour absorption, vegetation
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Indices
Nr.
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Name
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Specific Formula
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Calculated
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Comment
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1
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Adjusted transformed soil-adjusted VI
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Automatic
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2
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Ashburn Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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3
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Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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4
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Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2
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Automatic
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5
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Blue-wide dynamic range vegetation index
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Automatic
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6
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Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index
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Automatic
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7
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Chlorophyll Green
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Automatic
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8
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Chlorophyll Index Green
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Automatic
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9
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Chlorophyll IndexRedEdge
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Automatic
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10
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Chlorophyll Red-Edge
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Automatic
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11
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Chlorophyll vegetation index
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Automatic
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12
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Coloration Index
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Automatic
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13
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Corrected Transformed Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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14
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CRI700
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Automatic
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15
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Difference NIR/Green
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Automatic
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16
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Differenced Vegetation Index MSS
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Automatic
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17
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Enhanced Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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18
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Enhanced Vegetation Index 2
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Automatic
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19
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Enhanced Vegetation Index 2
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Automatic
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20
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Ferric iron, Fe3+
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Automatic
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21
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Global Environment Monitoring Index
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Automatic
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22
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Green atmospherically resistant vegetation index
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Automatic
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23
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Green leaf index
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Automatic
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24
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Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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25
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Green Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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26
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Green Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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27
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Green-Blue NDVI
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Automatic
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28
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Green-Red NDVI
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Automatic
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29
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Hue
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Automatic
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30
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Ideal vegetation index
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Automatic
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31
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Infrared percentage vegetation index
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Automatic
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32
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Intensity
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Automatic
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33
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Inverse reflectance 700
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Automatic
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34
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Log Ratio
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Automatic
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35
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Maccioni
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Automatic
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36
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mCRIG
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Automatic
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37
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mCRIRE
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Automatic
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38
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MERIS Terrestrial chlorophyll index
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Automatic
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39
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Misra Green Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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40
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Misra Non Such Index
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Automatic
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41
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Misra Soil Brightness Index
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Automatic
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42
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Misra Yellow Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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43
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Modified anthocyanin reflectance index
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Automatic
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44
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Modified Simple Ratio NIR/RED
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Automatic
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45
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Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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46
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new Double Difference Index
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Automatic
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47
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Nonlinear vegetation index
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Automatic
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48
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Norm G
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Automatic
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49
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Norm NIR
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Automatic
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50
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Norm R
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Automatic
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51
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Normalized Difference 782/666
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Automatic
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52
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Normalized Difference 900/680
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Automatic
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53
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Normalized Difference Green/Red
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Automatic
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54
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Normalized Difference NIR/Blue
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Automatic
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55
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Normalized Difference NIR/Green
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Automatic
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56
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Normalized Difference NIR/Rededge
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Automatic
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57
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Normalized Difference Red/Green
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Automatic
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58
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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 690-710
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Automatic
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59
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Pan NDVI
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Automatic
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60
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Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra A2
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Automatic
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61
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Red edge 1
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Automatic
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62
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Red edge 2
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Automatic
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63
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Red-Blue NDVI
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Automatic
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64
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Red-Edge Position Linear Interpolation
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Manual
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65
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Reflectance at the inflexion point
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Automatic
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66
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Shape Index
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Automatic
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67
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Simple Ratio 683/510
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Automatic
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68
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Simple Ratio 700
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Automatic
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69
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Simple Ratio 700/670
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Automatic
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70
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Simple Ratio 710/670
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Automatic
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71
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Simple Ratio 710/760
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Automatic
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72
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Simple Ratio 754/704
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Automatic
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73
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Simple Ratio 860/708
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Automatic
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74
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Simple Ratio 900/680
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Automatic
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75
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Simple Ratio NIR/700-715
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Automatic
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76
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Simple Ratio NIR/G
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Automatic
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77
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Simple Ratio NIR/RED
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Automatic
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78
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Simple Ratio NIR/Rededge
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Automatic
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79
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Simple Ratio Red/Blue
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Automatic
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80
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Simple Ratio Red/Green
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Automatic
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81
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Simple Ratio Red/NIR
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Automatic
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82
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Single Band 495
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Automatic
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83
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Single Band 555
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Automatic
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|
84
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Single Band 660
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Automatic
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85
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Single Band 670
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Automatic
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|
86
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Single Band 680
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Automatic
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|
87
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Single Band 700
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Automatic
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88
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Single Band 703
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Automatic
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89
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Single Band 705
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Automatic
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90
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Single Band 885
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Automatic
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91
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Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2
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Automatic
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92
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Soil Background Line
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Automatic
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93
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Soil-adjusted vegetation index 2
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Automatic
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94
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SQRT(IR/R)
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Automatic
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95
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Tasselled Cap - Green Vegetation Index MSS
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Automatic
|
|
96
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Tasselled Cap - Non Such Index MSS
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Automatic
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|
97
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Tasselled Cap - Soil Brightness Index MSS
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Automatic
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98
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Tasselled Cap - Yellow Vegetation Index MSS
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Automatic
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99
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Transformed NDVI
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Automatic
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100
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Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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101
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Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2
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Automatic
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102
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Transformed Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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103
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Vegetation Index 700
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Automatic
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104
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Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index Green
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Automatic
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|
105
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Visible Atmospherically Resistant Indices 700
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Automatic
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106
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Visible Atmospherically Resistant Indices RedEdge
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Automatic
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107
|
Weighted Difference Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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108
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Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index
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Automatic
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Applications
References
Nr.
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Author/Title
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Year
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Comment
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1
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Clevers, J. G. P. W.; De Jong, S. M.; Epema, G. F.; Van Der Meer, F. D.; Bakker, W. H.; Skidmore, A. K.; Scholte, K. H. - Derivation of the red edge index using the MERIS standard band setting
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2002
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2
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Dash, J.; Curran, P. J. - The MERIS terrestrial chlorophyll index
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2004
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3
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Dorigo, W. A.; Zurita-Milla, R.; de Wit, A. J. W.; Brazile, J.; Singh, R.; Schaepman, M. E. - A review on reflective remote sensing and data assimilation techniques for enhanced agroecosystem modeling
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2007
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4
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Duveiller, Grégory; Weiss, Marie; Baret, Frédéric; Defourny, Pierre - Retrieving wheat Green Area Index during the growing season from optical time series measurements based on neural network radiative transfer inversion
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2011
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5
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Gitelson, A. A.; Kaufman, Y. J.; Stark, R.; Rundquist, D. - Novel algorithms for remote estimation of vegetation fraction
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2002
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6
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Gitelson, Anatoly A.; Merzlyak, Mark N.; Zur, Y.; Stark, R.; Gritz, U. - Non-destructive and remote sensing techniques for estimation of vegetation status
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2001
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7
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Gitelson, Anatoly A.; Viña, Andrés; Arkebauer, Timothy J.; Rundquist, Donald C.; Keydan, Galina: Leavitt, Bryan - Remote estimation of leaf area index and green leaf biomass in maize canopies
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2003
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8
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Gobron, N.; Pinty, B.; Verstraete, M. M.; Widlowski, J. L. - Advanced vegetation indices optimized for up-coming sensors: Design, performance, and applications
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2000
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9
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Herrmann, I.; Pimstein, A.; Karnieli, A.; Cohen, Y.; Alchanatis, V.; Bonfil, D. J. - LAI assessment of wheat and potato crops by VENµS and Sentinel-2 bands
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2011
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10
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HĂĽttich, Christian; Gessner, Ursula; Herold, Martin; Strohbach, Ben; Schmidt, Michael; Keil, Manfred; Dech, Stefan - On the Suitability of MODIS Time Series Metrics to Map Vegetation Types in Dry Savanna Ecosystems: A Case Study in the Kalahari of NE Namibia
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2009
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11
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Richter, K.; Atzberger, C.; Vuolo, F.; Weihs, P.; D’Urso, G. - Experimental assessment of the Sentinel-2 band setting for RTM-based LAI retrieval of sugar beet and maize
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2009
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12
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Zarco-Tejada P.J.; Miller J.R. - Land Cover Mapping at BOREAS using red edge spectral parameters from CASI imagery
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1999
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13
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Zarco-Tejada P.J.; Sepulcre-CantĂł, G. - REMOTE SENSING OF VEGETATION BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS FOR DETECTING STRESS CONDITION AND LAND COVER CHANGES
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2007
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14
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Zarco-Tejada, P. J.; Miller, J. R.; Noland, T. L.; Mohammed, G. H.; Sampson, P. H. - Scaling-up and model inversion methods with narrow-band optical indices for chlorophyll content estimation in closed forest canopies with hyperspectral data
|
2001
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Visualisation of Indices
Sensor:
Indices:
Adjusted transformed soil-adjusted VI
Ashburn Vegetation Index
Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index
Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2
Blue-wide dynamic range vegetation index
Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index
Chlorophyll Green
Chlorophyll Index Green
Chlorophyll IndexRedEdge
Chlorophyll Red-Edge
Chlorophyll vegetation index
Coloration Index
Corrected Transformed Vegetation Index
CRI700
Difference NIR/Green
Differenced Vegetation Index MSS
Enhanced Vegetation Index
Enhanced Vegetation Index 2
Enhanced Vegetation Index 2
Ferric iron, Fe3+
Global Environment Monitoring Index
Green atmospherically resistant vegetation index
Green leaf index
Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
Green Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
Green Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
Green-Blue NDVI
Green-Red NDVI
Hue
Ideal vegetation index
Infrared percentage vegetation index
Intensity
Inverse reflectance 700
Log Ratio
Maccioni
mCRIG
mCRIRE
MERIS Terrestrial chlorophyll index
Misra Green Vegetation Index
Misra Non Such Index
Misra Soil Brightness Index
Misra Yellow Vegetation Index
Modified anthocyanin reflectance index
Modified Simple Ratio NIR/RED
Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
new Double Difference Index
Nonlinear vegetation index
Norm G
Norm NIR
Norm R
Normalized Difference 782/666
Normalized Difference 900/680
Normalized Difference Green/Red
Normalized Difference NIR/Blue
Normalized Difference NIR/Green
Normalized Difference NIR/Rededge
Normalized Difference Red/Green
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 690-710
Pan NDVI
Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra A2
Red edge 1
Red edge 2
Red-Blue NDVI
Red-Edge Position Linear Interpolation
Reflectance at the inflexion point
Shape Index
Simple Ratio 683/510
Simple Ratio 700
Simple Ratio 700/670
Simple Ratio 710/670
Simple Ratio 710/760
Simple Ratio 754/704
Simple Ratio 860/708
Simple Ratio 900/680
Simple Ratio NIR/700-715
Simple Ratio NIR/G
Simple Ratio NIR/RED
Simple Ratio NIR/Rededge
Simple Ratio Red/Blue
Simple Ratio Red/Green
Simple Ratio Red/NIR
Single Band 495
Single Band 555
Single Band 660
Single Band 670
Single Band 680
Single Band 700
Single Band 703
Single Band 705
Single Band 885
Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2
Soil Background Line
Soil-adjusted vegetation index 2
SQRT(IR/R)
Tasselled Cap - Green Vegetation Index MSS
Tasselled Cap - Non Such Index MSS
Tasselled Cap - Soil Brightness Index MSS
Tasselled Cap - Yellow Vegetation Index MSS
Transformed NDVI
Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2
Transformed Vegetation Index
Vegetation Index 700
Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index Green
Visible Atmospherically Resistant Indices 700
Visible Atmospherically Resistant Indices RedEdge
Weighted Difference Vegetation Index
Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index
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