Information for Sensor and Index
Formula
General Formula | |
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Specific Formula | |
Calculated | Automatic |
Comment |
Sensor
Name | MODIS |
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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 | Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index |
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Abbreviation | ARVI |
Formula | |
Variables | NIR = [781:1399] |
Expl. of Variables | y = quotient derived from the components of atmospheric reflectance in the blue and red channel (see literature, e.g. Bannari 1992, for details) |
Wavelengths | 420:480,640:760,781:1399 |
Source | Original formula |
Description | Minimizes the effects of atmospheric scattering in comparison to the NDVI |
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