Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 860nm - 1640nm 860nm + 1640nm
Specific Formula 2 - 6 2 + 6
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name MODIS
Full Name Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Bands 36
Spectrum [nm] 405-14385
Spat.Res. [m] 250-1000
Inclination 0
Platform Terra / Aqua
Operator NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Date of Launch 1999-12-18
Comment Terra: Date of launch: 18 December 1999 - operating nominally in 2012 Aqua: Date of launch: 4 May 2002 - operating nominally in 2012
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Normalized Difference 860/1640
Abbreviation SIWSI
Formula 860nm - 1640nm 860nm + 1640nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 860,1640
Source Original formula
Description Estimate leaf of canopy water stress, especially in the semiarid environment.

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Fensholt, Rasmus; Sandholt, Inge - Derivation of a shortwave infrared water stress index from MODIS near- and shortwave infrared data in a semiarid environment 2003

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