Application: Vegetation LAI

Vegetation LAI

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Basic information

Name Vegetation
Specific Name LAI
Description Leaf area index

Indices

Nr. Name Formula Variables Comment
1 Simple Ratio NIR/RED NIR RED
2 Enhanced Vegetation Index 2.5 NIR - RED ( NIR + 6 RED - 7.5 BLUE ) + 1
3 Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index B ( NIR - B · R - A ) RED + B ( NIR - A ) + X ( 1 + B2 ) B=B
4 Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index 0.1 NIR - RED 0.1 NIR + RED
5 Chlorophyll Index Green NIR GREEN - 1
6 Chlorophyll IndexRedEdge NIR rededge - 1
7 Simple Ratio 1250/1050 1250nm 1050nm
8 Normalized Difference 800/680 800nm - 680nm 800nm + 680nm
9 Normalized Difference 2260/1490 2260nm−1490nm 2260nm + 1490nm
10 Difference 1725/970 1725nm - 970nm

Sensors

Nr. Name Spectral Range Bands
1 ChrisProbaM1 406-1003 62
2 ChrisProbaM2 406-1036 18
3 ChrisProbaM3 438-1035 18
4 ChrisProbaM4 486-796 18
5 ChrisProbaM5 438-1036 37
6 LandsatMSS (Landsat1-3) 500-1100 4
7 LandsatTM (Landsat4,5) 450-12500 7
8 LandsatETM+ (Landsat7) 450-12500 8
9 ASTER 520-11650 15
10 RapidEye 440-850 5
11 HyMap 429-2493.8 126
12 AVHRR 580-12500 6
13 MODIS 405-14385 36
14 QuickBird 450-900 5
15 SPOT 1-3 500-890 4
16 IKONOS-2 445-900 5
17 MERIS 407.5-905 15
18 Kompsat-2 0-900 5
19 EnMap 420-2450 244
20 GeoEye-1 450-920 5
21 Orbview-1 450-900 5
22 AVIRIS 355.15-2515 224
23 HRSC-A 395-1015 5
24 ChrisProbaM3A 420-910 18
25 Orbview-4 450-2450 200
26 ALI 433-2350 10
27 Hyperion 349.896-2582.28 242
28 SPOT 4 500-1750 5
29 SPOT 5 480-1750 5
30 WorldView-2 400-1040 9
31 Formosat-2 450-900 5
32 ALOS 0-890 6
33 CBERS-1/CBERS-2 450-890 8
34 WorldView-3 400-2365 29
35 SeaWiFS 412-905 8
36 MVISR 430-12200 10
37 VIRR 430-12500 10
38 MERSI 402-12750 20
39 SEVIRI 560-14400 12
40 VIIRS 412-13350 22
41 MSU-MR 500-12500 6
42 OCM-2 402-885 8
43 UK-DMC 2 520-900 3
44 DubaiSat-1 420-890 5
45 Resurs-DK1 500-800 4
46 Monitor-E 510-900 4
47 AISA 400-2506.7 498
48 CASI_spatial 417-806 11
49 DAIS-7915 400-12600 79
50 HYDICE 400-2500 210
51 AHS 428.5-13140 80
52 IRS-1D 500-1700 5
53 IRS-1C 500-1700 5
54 Sentinel-2A 433-2280 13
55 VENμS 400-920 12
56 GOMOS 250-952 5
57 MIPAS 685-2410 5
58 SCIAMACHY 240-2380 15
59 CASI 550 400-1000 288
60 CASI1500 380-1500 288
61 GLI 375-12500 36
62 ARIES-1 400-2587 105
63 ASAS 400-1020 62
64 INSAT-2E 550-12500 6
65 Pleiades-1 430-950 5
66 PHI 400-1000.35 244
67 CASI spectral 391-905.5 96
68 IRS-1A 450-860 4
69 IRS-P2 450-860 4
70 IRS-P3 403-1650 18
71 IRS-1B 450-860 4
72 IRS-P4 402-1700 9
73 CASI EG 474.7-789.5 13
74 MMR 450-2300 7
75 AVNIR 400-920 5
76 Early Bird 450-890 4
77 SIS 450-900 5
78 Resource21 450-1650 6
79 Daedalus 0-13000 12
80 AVIS 550-994 74
81 Azimuth Systems AZ-16 0-13000 12
82 CASI-2 Vegetation 441.53-869.54 12
83 Landsat 8 435-12510 11
84 PROBA-V 440-1635 4
85 Deimos-2 420-890 5
86 SPOT 6 450-890 5
87 SPOT 7 450-890 5
88 CZCS 433-12500 6
89 POLDER 2 443-910 2
90 SASI600 950-2450 100

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