Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula NIR - BLUE NIR + BLUE
Specific Formula NIR - Blue NIR + Blue
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 Normalized Difference NIR/Blue Blue-normalized difference vegetation index
Abbreviation BNDVI
Formula NIR - BLUE NIR + BLUE
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 420:480,780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Wang, Fu-min; Huang, Jing-feng; Tang, Yan-lin; Wang, Xiu-zhen - New Vegetation Index and Its Application in Estimating Leaf Area Index of Rice 2007

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