Sensor: MERSI

MERSI

Basic information

Name	MERSI
Full Name	Medium Resolution Spectral Imager
Bands	20
Spectrum [nm]	402-12750
Spat.Res. [m]	250-1000
Inclination	0
Orbit Height	836.4
Orbit Type	sunsynchronous polar-orbit
Platform	Chinese FengYun-3 (FY-3A)
Operator	China
Date of Launch	2008-06-00
status
Comment
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Bands/Channels

Bands
zoom Bands

Nr.	Start WL	Middle WL	End WL	Sp.Rg.	Spat. Res.
1	445	470	495	50	250
2	525	550	575	50	250
3	625	650	675	50	250
4	840	865	890	50	250
5	10250	11500	12750	2500	250
6	402	412	422	20	1000
7	433	443	453	20	1000
8	480	490	500	20	1000
9	510	520	530	20	1000
10	555	565	575	20	1000
11	640	650	660	20	1000
12	675	685	695	20	1000
13	755	765	775	20	1000
14	855	865	875	20	1000
15	895	905	915	20	1000
16	930	940	950	20	1000
17	970	980	990	20	1000
18	1020	1030	1040	20	1000
19	1615	1640	1665	50	1000
20	2105	2130	2155	50	1000

Indices

Nr.	Name	Specific Formula	Calculated
1	Adjusted transformed soil-adjusted VI	$1.22 \frac{18 - 1.22 12 - 0.03}{1.22 18 + 12 - 1.22 \cdot 0.03 + 0.08 (1 + {1.22}^{2})}$	Automatic
2	Alteration	$\frac{19}{20}$	Automatic
3	Ashburn Vegetation Index	$2.0 16 - 3$	Automatic
4	Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index	$\frac{18 - 12 - y (12 - 7)}{18 + 12 - y (12 - 7)}$	Automatic
5	Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2	$-0.18 + 1.17 (\frac{18 - 12}{18 + 12})$	Automatic
6	Blue-wide dynamic range vegetation index	$\frac{0.1 18 - 7}{0.1 18 + 7}$	Automatic
7	Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index	$\frac{\frac{18 - 12}{18 + 12}}{\frac{18 - Red}{18 + Red}}$	Automatic
8	Chlorophyll Green	${(\frac{13}{2})}^{(-1)}$	Automatic
9	Chlorophyll Index Green	$\frac{18}{9} - 1$	Automatic
10	Chlorophyll IndexRedEdge	$\frac{18}{12} - 1$	Automatic
11	Chlorophyll Red-Edge	${(\frac{13}{12})}^{(-1)}$	Automatic
12	Chlorophyll vegetation index	$18 \frac{12}{9^{2}}$	Automatic
13	Coloration Index	$\frac{12 - 7}{12}$	Automatic
14	Corrected Transformed Vegetation Index	$\frac{(\frac{12 - 9}{12 + 9}) + 0, 5}{\| (\frac{12 - 9}{12 + 9}) + 0, 5 \|} \cdot \sqrt{\| ((\frac{12 - 9}{12 + 9})) + 0, 5 \|}$	Automatic
15	CRI550	$9^{(-1)} - 2^{(-1)}$	Automatic
16	Difference 678/500	$12 - 8$	Automatic
17	Difference NIR/Green	$18 - 9$	Automatic
18	Differenced Vegetation Index MSS	$2.4 16 - 3$	Automatic
19	Enhanced Vegetation Index	$2.5 \frac{18 - 12}{(18 + 6 12 - 7.5 7) + 1}$	Automatic
20	Enhanced Vegetation Index 2	$2.4 \frac{18 - 12}{18 + 12 + 1}$	Automatic
21	Enhanced Vegetation Index 2	$2.5 \frac{18 - 12}{18 + 2.4 12 + 1}$	Automatic
22	Ferric iron, Fe2+	$\frac{20}{13} + \frac{10}{3}$	Automatic
23	Ferric iron, Fe3+	$\frac{3}{10}$	Automatic
24	Ferric Oxides	$\frac{19}{13}$	Automatic
25	Ferrous iron	$\frac{20}{13} + \frac{10}{3}$	Automatic
26	Ferrous Silicates	$\frac{20}{19}$	Automatic
27	Global Environment Monitoring Index	$(\frac{2 (18^{2} - 12^{2}) + 1.5 18 + 0.5 12}{18 + 12 + 0.5} (1 - 0.25 \frac{2 (18^{2} - 12^{2}) + 1.5 18 + 0.5 12}{18 + 12 + 0.5}) - \frac{12 - 0.125}{1 - 12})$	Automatic
28	Global Vegetation Moisture Index	$\frac{(18 + 0.1) - (20 + 0.02)}{(18 + 0.1) + (20 + 0.02)}$	Automatic
29	Gossan	$\frac{19}{3}$	Automatic
30	Green atmospherically resistant vegetation index	$\frac{18 - (9 - (7 - 12))}{18 - (9 + (7 - 12))}$	Automatic
31	Green leaf index	$\frac{2 9 - 12 - 7}{2 9 + 12 + 7}$	Automatic
32	Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index	$\frac{18 - 2}{18 + 2}$	Automatic
33	Green Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index	$\frac{18 - 9}{18 + 9 + Y}$	Automatic
34	Green Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index	$\frac{18 - 9}{18 + 9 + L} (1 + L)$	Automatic
35	Green-Blue NDVI	$\frac{18 - (9 + 7)}{18 + (9 + 7)}$	Automatic
36	Green-Red NDVI	$\frac{18 - (9 + 12)}{18 + (9 + 12)}$	Automatic
37	Hue	$\arctan (\frac{2 12 - 9 - 7}{30.5} (9 - 7))$	Automatic
38	Ideal vegetation index	$\frac{18 - b}{a \cdot 12}$	Automatic
39	Infrared percentage vegetation index	$\frac{\frac{18}{18 + 12}}{2} ((\frac{12 - 9}{12 + 9}) + 1)$	Automatic
40	Intensity	$(\frac{1}{30.5}) (12 + 9 + 7)$	Automatic
41	Inverse reflectance 550	$2^{(-1)}$	Automatic
42	Laterite	$\frac{19}{20}$	Automatic
43	Leaf Water Content Index	$\frac{\log (1 - (18 - MIDIR))}{- \log (1 - (18 - MIDIR))}$	Automatic
44	Log Ratio	$\log (\frac{18}{12})$	Automatic
45	mCRIG	$(9^{(-1)} - 10^{(-1)}) \cdot 18$	Automatic
46	mCRIRE	$(9^{(-1)} - 12^{(-1)}) \cdot 18$	Automatic
47	Mid-infrared vegetation index	$\frac{17}{19}$	Automatic
48	Misra Green Vegetation Index	$-0.386 2 - 0.530 3 + 0.535 13 + 0.532 16$	Automatic
49	Misra Non Such Index	$0.404 2 - 0.039 3 - 0.505 13 + 0.762 16$	Automatic
50	Misra Soil Brightness Index	$0.406 2 + 0.600 3 + 0.645 13 + 0.243 16$	Automatic
51	Misra Yellow Vegetation Index	$0.723 2 - 0.597 3 + 0.206 13 - 0.278 16$	Automatic
52	Modified anthocyanin reflectance index	$(2^{(-1)} - 12^{(-1)}) \cdot 18$	Automatic
53	Modified Simple Ratio NIR/RED	$\frac{(\frac{18}{12}) - 1}{\sqrt{(\frac{18}{12}) + 1}}$	Automatic
54	Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index	$\frac{2 18 + 1 - \sqrt{{(2 18 + 1)}^{2} - 8 (18 - 12)}}{2}$	Automatic
55	Nonlinear vegetation index	$\frac{18^{2} - 12}{18^{2} + 12}$	Automatic
56	Norm G	$\frac{9}{18 + 12 + 9}$	Automatic
57	Norm NIR	$\frac{18}{18 + 12 + 9}$	Automatic
58	Norm R	$\frac{12}{18 + 12 + 9}$	Automatic
59	Normalized Difference 415/435	$\frac{6 - 7}{6 + 7}$	Automatic
60	Normalized Difference 528/587	$\frac{9 - 10}{9 + 10}$	Automatic
61	Normalized Difference 531/570	$\frac{2 - 10}{2 + 10}$	Automatic
62	Normalized Difference 550/450	$\frac{2 - 7}{2 + 7}$	Automatic
63	Normalized Difference 550/530	$\frac{2 - 9}{2 + 9}$	Automatic
64	Normalized Difference 550/650	$\frac{2 - 3}{2 + 3}$	Automatic
65	Normalized Difference 570/531	$\frac{10 - 2}{10 + 2}$	Automatic
66	Normalized Difference 570/539	$\frac{10 - 2}{10 + 2}$	Automatic
67	Normalized Difference 682/553	$\frac{12 - 2}{12 - 2}$	Automatic
68	Normalized Difference 774/677	$\frac{13 - 12}{13 + 12}$	Automatic
69	Normalized Difference 860/1640	$\frac{4 - 19}{4 + 19}$	Automatic
70	Normalized Difference 895/675	$\frac{15 - 12}{15 + 12}$	Automatic
71	Normalized Difference 900/680	$\frac{15 - 12}{15 + 12}$	Automatic
72	Normalized Difference Green/Red	$\frac{9 - 12}{9 + 12}$	Automatic
73	Normalized Difference NIR/Blue	$\frac{18 - 7}{18 + 7}$	Automatic
74	Normalized Difference NIR/Green	$\frac{18 - 9}{18 + 9}$	Automatic
75	Normalized Difference NIR/MIR	$\frac{18 - 20}{18 + 20}$	Automatic
76	Normalized Difference NIR/Rededge	$\frac{18 - 12}{18 + 12}$	Automatic
77	Normalized Difference NIR/SWIR	$\frac{18 - 20}{18 + 20}$	Automatic
78	Normalized Difference Red/Green	$\frac{12 - 9}{12 + 9}$	Automatic
79	Normalized Difference Salinity Index	$\frac{19 - 20}{19 + 20}$	Automatic
80	Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 690-710	$\frac{18 - 12}{18 + 12}$	Automatic
81	Normalized Difference Vegetation Index C	$\frac{18 - 12}{18 + 12} (1 - \frac{20 - SWIIRmin}{SWIRmax - SWIRmin})$	Automatic
82	Pan NDVI	$\frac{18 - (9 + 12 + 7)}{18 + (9 + 12 + 7)}$	Automatic
83	Perpendicular Vegetation Index	$(\frac{1}{\sqrt{a^{2} + 1}}) (18 - ar - b)$	Automatic
84	Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C1	$\frac{\frac{13}{8}}{\frac{r760}{r500}}$	Automatic
85	Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C2	$\frac{\frac{13}{1}}{\frac{r760}{r470}}$	Automatic
86	Red-Blue NDVI	$\frac{18 - (12 + 7)}{18 + (12 + 7)}$	Automatic
87	Reduced Simple Ratio	$\frac{18}{12} \cdot MIRmax - \frac{20}{MIRmax} - MIRmin$	Automatic
88	SAVImir	$(18 - 20) \frac{1 + L}{18 + 20 + L}$	Automatic
89	Shape Index	$\frac{2 12 - 9 - 7}{9 - 7}$	Automatic
90	Simple Ratio 1660/550	$\frac{19}{2}$	Automatic
91	Simple Ratio 1660/680	$\frac{19}{12}$	Automatic
92	Simple Ratio 440/690	$\frac{7}{12}$	Automatic
93	Simple Ratio 450/550	$\frac{7}{2}$	Automatic
94	Simple Ratio 450/690	$\frac{7}{12}$	Automatic
95	Simple Ratio 520/420	$\frac{9}{6}$	Automatic
96	Simple Ratio 520/670	$\frac{9}{3}$	Automatic
97	Simple Ratio 520/760	$\frac{9}{13}$	Automatic
98	Simple Ratio 550/420	$\frac{2}{6}$	Automatic
99	Simple Ratio 550/670	$\frac{2}{3}$	Automatic
100	Simple Ratio 550/680	$\frac{2}{12}$	Automatic
101	Simple Ratio 550/760	$\frac{2}{13}$	Automatic
102	Simple Ratio 554/677	$\frac{2}{12}$	Automatic
103	Simple Ratio 560/658	$\frac{10}{3}$	Automatic
104	Simple Ratio 672/550	$\frac{3}{2}$	Automatic
105	Simple Ratio 674/553	$\frac{3}{2}$	Automatic
106	Simple Ratio 675/555	$\frac{12}{2}$	Automatic
107	Simple Ratio 683/510	$\frac{12}{9}$	Automatic
108	Simple Ratio 694/840	$\frac{12}{4}$	Automatic
109	Simple Ratio 695/420	$\frac{12}{6}$	Automatic
110	Simple Ratio 695/670	$\frac{12}{3}$	Automatic
111	Simple Ratio 695/760	$\frac{12}{13}$	Automatic
112	Simple Ratio 760/500	$\frac{13}{8}$	Automatic
113	Simple Ratio 760/695	$\frac{13}{12}$	Automatic
114	Simple Ratio 774/677	$\frac{13}{12}$	Automatic
115	Simple Ratio 860/550	$\frac{4}{2}$	Automatic
116	Simple Ratio 895/972	$\frac{15}{17}$	Automatic
117	Simple Ratio 900/680	$\frac{15}{12}$	Automatic
118	Simple Ratio 950/900	$\frac{16}{15}$	Automatic
119	Simple Ratio 970/900	$\frac{17}{15}$	Automatic
120	Simple Ratio 970/902	$\frac{17}{15}$	Automatic
121	Simple Ratio MIR/NIR	$\frac{20}{18}$	Automatic
122	Simple Ratio MIR/Red	$\frac{20}{12}$	Automatic
123	Simple Ratio MIR/SWIR	$\frac{20}{20}$	Automatic
124	Simple Ratio NIR/G	$\frac{18}{9}$	Automatic
125	Simple Ratio NIR/MIR	$\frac{18}{20}$	Automatic
126	Simple Ratio NIR/RED	$\frac{18}{12}$	Automatic
127	Simple Ratio NIR/Rededge	$\frac{18}{12}$	Automatic
128	Simple Ratio Red/Blue	$\frac{12}{7}$	Automatic
129	Simple Ratio Red/Green	$\frac{12}{9}$	Automatic
130	Simple Ratio Red/NIR	$\frac{12}{18}$	Automatic
131	Simple Ratio SWIRI/NIR	$\frac{SWIRI}{18}$	Automatic
132	Single Band 1020	$18$	Automatic
133	Single Band 1040	$18$	Automatic
134	Single Band 2130	$20$	Automatic
135	Single Band 460	$1$	Automatic
136	Single Band 470	$1$	Automatic
137	Single Band 495	$8$	Automatic
138	Single Band 550	$2$	Automatic
139	Single Band 555	$2$	Automatic
140	Single Band 635	$3$	Automatic
141	Single Band 640	$3$	Automatic
142	Single Band 655	$3$	Automatic
143	Single Band 660	$3$	Automatic
144	Single Band 670	$3$	Automatic
145	Single Band 675	$12$	Automatic
146	Single Band 680	$12$	Automatic
147	Single Band 850	$4$	Automatic
148	Single Band 885	$4$	Automatic
149	Single Band 910	$15$	Automatic
150	Single Band 930	$16$	Automatic
151	Single Band 970	$17$	Automatic
152	Single Band 990	$17$	Automatic
153	Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2	$2, 5 \frac{18 - 12}{1 + 18 + 6 12 - 7, 5 7}$	Automatic
154	Soil Background Line	$16 - 2.4 3$	Automatic
155	Soil Composition Index	$\frac{19 - 13}{19 + 13}$	Automatic
156	Soil-adjusted vegetation index 2	$\frac{18}{12 + \frac{b}{a}}$	Automatic
157	Specific Leaf Area Vegetation Index	$\frac{18}{12 + 20}$	Automatic
158	SQRT(IR/R)	$\sqrt{\frac{18}{12}}$	Automatic
159	Tasselled Cap - brightness	$0.3037 8 + 0.2793 10 + 0.4743 3 + 0.5585 4 + 0.5082 19 + 0.1863 20$	Automatic
160	Tasselled Cap - Green Vegetation Index MSS	$-0.283 2 - 0.660 3 + 0.577 13 + 0.388 16$	Automatic
161	Tasselled Cap - Non Such Index MSS	$-0.016 2 + 0.131 3 - 0.425 13 + 0.882 16$	Automatic
162	Tasselled Cap - Soil Brightness Index MSS	$0.332 2 + 0.603 3 + 0.675 13 + 0.262 16$	Automatic
163	Tasselled Cap - vegetation	$-0.2848 8 - 0.2435 10 - 0.5436 3 + 0.7243 4 + 0.0840 19 - 0.1800 20$	Automatic
164	Tasselled Cap - wetness	$0.1509 8 + 0.1973 10 + 0.3279 3 + 0.3406 4 - 0.7112 19 - 0.4572 20$	Automatic
165	Tasselled Cap - Yellow Vegetation Index MSS	$-0.899 2 + 0.428 3 + 0.076 13 - 0.041 16$	Automatic
166	Transformed NDVI	$\sqrt{\frac{18 - 12}{18 + 12} + 0.5}$	Automatic
167	Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index	$\frac{B (18 - B \cdot 12 - A)}{12 + B (18 - A) + X (1 + B^{2})}$	Automatic
168	Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2	$\frac{a \cdot 18 - a \cdot 12 - b}{12 + a \cdot 18 - a \cdot b}$	Automatic
169	Transformed Vegetation Index	$\sqrt{((\frac{12 - 9}{12 + 9})) + 0, 5}$	Automatic
170	Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index Green	$\frac{2 - 3}{2 + 3 - 1}$	Automatic
171	Weighted Difference Vegetation Index	$18 - a \cdot 12$	Automatic
172	Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index	$\frac{0.1 18 - 12}{0.1 18 + 12}$	Automatic

Applications

Nr.	Name
1	Agriculture
2	Agriculture - Crop parameters
3	Agriculture - Precision Crop Management
4	Geology
5	Geology - Rock
6	Hyperspectral remote sensing - Red-edge position
7	Metal
8	Metal - Heavy metal contamination
9	Metal - Iron
10	Oil
11	Soil
12	Vegetation
13	Vegetation - Biomass
14	Vegetation - Cellulose
15	Vegetation - Chlorophyll
16	Vegetation - LAI
17	Vegetation - Lignin
18	Vegetation - Protein
19	Vegetation - Starch
20	Vegetation - Stress
21	Vegetation - Vitality
22	Vegetation - Water
23	Vegetation - Water stress
24	Vegetation - Water use efficiency

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Visualisation of Indices

Sensor:

Indices:

Adjusted transformed soil-adjusted VI

Alteration

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

CRI550

Difference 678/500

Difference NIR/Green

Differenced Vegetation Index MSS

Enhanced Vegetation Index

Enhanced Vegetation Index 2

Ferric iron, Fe2+

Ferric iron, Fe3+

Ferric Oxides

Ferrous iron

Ferrous Silicates

Global Environment Monitoring Index

Global Vegetation Moisture Index

Gossan

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 550

Laterite

Leaf Water Content Index

Log Ratio

mCRIG

mCRIRE

Mid-infrared vegetation 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

Nonlinear vegetation index

Norm G

Norm NIR

Norm R

Normalized Difference 415/435

Normalized Difference 528/587

Normalized Difference 531/570

Normalized Difference 550/450

Normalized Difference 550/530

Normalized Difference 550/650

Normalized Difference 570/531

Normalized Difference 570/539

Normalized Difference 682/553

Normalized Difference 774/677

Normalized Difference 860/1640

Normalized Difference 895/675

Normalized Difference 900/680

Normalized Difference Green/Red

Normalized Difference NIR/Blue

Normalized Difference NIR/Green

Normalized Difference NIR/MIR

Normalized Difference NIR/Rededge

Normalized Difference NIR/SWIR

Normalized Difference Red/Green

Normalized Difference Salinity Index

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 690-710

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index C

Pan NDVI

Perpendicular Vegetation Index

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C1

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C2

Red-Blue NDVI

Reduced Simple Ratio

SAVImir

Shape Index

Simple Ratio 1660/550

Simple Ratio 1660/680

Simple Ratio 440/690

Simple Ratio 450/550

Simple Ratio 450/690

Simple Ratio 520/420

Simple Ratio 520/670

Simple Ratio 520/760

Simple Ratio 550/420

Simple Ratio 550/670

Simple Ratio 550/680

Simple Ratio 550/760

Simple Ratio 554/677

Simple Ratio 560/658

Simple Ratio 672/550

Simple Ratio 674/553

Simple Ratio 675/555

Simple Ratio 683/510

Simple Ratio 694/840

Simple Ratio 695/420

Simple Ratio 695/670

Simple Ratio 695/760

Simple Ratio 760/500

Simple Ratio 760/695

Simple Ratio 774/677

Simple Ratio 860/550

Simple Ratio 895/972

Simple Ratio 900/680

Simple Ratio 950/900

Simple Ratio 970/900

Simple Ratio 970/902

Simple Ratio MIR/NIR

Simple Ratio MIR/Red

Simple Ratio MIR/SWIR

Simple Ratio NIR/G

Simple Ratio NIR/MIR

Simple Ratio NIR/RED

Simple Ratio NIR/Rededge

Simple Ratio Red/Blue

Simple Ratio Red/Green

Simple Ratio Red/NIR

Simple Ratio SWIRI/NIR

Single Band 1020

Single Band 1040

Single Band 2130

Single Band 460

Single Band 470

Single Band 495

Single Band 550

Single Band 555

Single Band 635

Single Band 640

Single Band 655

Single Band 660

Single Band 670

Single Band 675

Single Band 680

Single Band 850

Single Band 885

Single Band 910

Single Band 930

Single Band 970

Single Band 990

Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2

Soil Background Line

Soil Composition Index

Soil-adjusted vegetation index 2

Specific Leaf Area Vegetation Index

SQRT(IR/R)

Tasselled Cap - brightness

Tasselled Cap - Green Vegetation Index MSS

Tasselled Cap - Non Such Index MSS

Tasselled Cap - Soil Brightness Index MSS

Tasselled Cap - vegetation

Tasselled Cap - wetness

Tasselled Cap - Yellow Vegetation Index MSS

Transformed NDVI

Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2

Transformed Vegetation Index

Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index Green

Weighted Difference Vegetation Index

Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index

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