Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{NIR}{RED}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{4}{2}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	LandsatMSS (Landsat1-3)
Full Name	Landsat Multispectral Scanner
Bands	4
Spectrum [nm]	500-1100
Spat.Res. [m]	80-80
Inclination	0
Platform	Landsat
Operator	NASA
Date of Launch	1972-07-23
Comment
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Simple Ratio NIR/RED Difference Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index Number (VIN)
Abbreviation	DVI
Formula	$\frac{NIR}{RED}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	640:760,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description	Jordan 1969

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Bannari, A.; Morin, D.; Bonn, F.; Huete, A. R. - A review of vegetation indices	1995
2	Rondeaux, GeneviÃ¨ve; Steven, Michael; Baret, FrÃ©dÃ©ric - Optimization of soil-adjusted vegetation indices	1996
3	Tucker, C. J.; Elgin Jr, J. H.; McMurtrey Iii, J. E.; Fan, C. J. - Monitoring corn and soybean crop development with hand-held radiometer spectral data	1979
4	Zheng, Guang; Moskal, L. Monika - Retrieving Leaf Area Index (LAI) Using Remote Sensing: Theories, Methods and Sensors	2009

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