Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula NIR - a · RED
Specific Formula NIR - a · Red
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name LandsatTM (Landsat4,5)
Full Name Landsat Thematic Mapper
Bands 7
Spectrum [nm] 450-12500
Spat.Res. [m] 30-120
Inclination 0
Platform Landsat
Operator NASA / USGS
Date of Launch 1984-03-01
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

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

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Chen, J.M. - Evaluation of vegetation indices and a modified simple ratio for boreal applications 1996
2 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
3 Schmidt, H.; Karnieli, A. - Sensitivity of vegetation indices to substrate brightness in hyper-arid environment: The Makhtesh Ramon Crater (Israel) case study 2001

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