IDB - Information for Sensor and Index

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

Name	Weighted Difference Vegetation Index
Abbreviation	WDVI
Formula	$NIR - a \cdot RED$
Variables
Expl. of Variables	a = nir soil / red soil
Wavelengths	640:760,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	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	2007
2	Qi, J.; Chehbouni, A.; Huete, A. R.; Kerr, Y. H.; Sorooshian, S. - A modified soil adjusted vegetation index	1994

Information for Sensor and Index