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
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|
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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