Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{\frac{800nm}{670nm} - 1}{\sqrt{\frac{800nm}{670nm} + 1}}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{\frac{NIR}{Red} - 1}{\sqrt{\frac{NIR}{Red} + 1}}$
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	Modified Simple Ratio 670,800
Abbreviation	MSR670
Formula	$\frac{\frac{800nm}{670nm} - 1}{\sqrt{\frac{800nm}{670nm} + 1}}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	670,800
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

Visualisation

Sensor

Index