Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{a \cdot NIR - a \cdot RED - b}{RED + a \cdot NIR - a \cdot b}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{a \cdot 4 - a \cdot 2 - b}{2 + a \cdot 4 - a \cdot b}$
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	Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2
Abbreviation	TSAVI
Formula	$\frac{a \cdot NIR - a \cdot RED - b}{RED + a \cdot NIR - a \cdot b}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	640:760,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description	Eiden, G., Dreiser, C., Gesell, G., KÃ¶nig, T.: Large Scale Monitoring of Rangeland Vegetation Using NOAA/11 AVHRR LAC Data. Range Management Handbook of Kenya, 1991, Vol. 3/4, Nairobi, Oberpfaffenhofen

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Bannari, A.; Morin, D.; Bonn, F.; Huete, A. R. - A review of vegetation indices	1995
2	Schmidt, H.; Karnieli, A. - Sensitivity of vegetation indices to substrate brightness in hyper-arid environment: The Makhtesh Ramon Crater (Israel) case study	2001
3	Thenkabail, P. S.; Smith, R. B.; De Pauw, E. - Evaluation of narrowband and broadband vegetation indices for determining optimal hyperspectral wavebands for agricultural crop characterization	2002

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