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	$\frac{a \cdot NIR - a \cdot Red - b}{Red + a \cdot NIR - a \cdot b}$
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	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	Schmidt, H.; Karnieli, A. - Sensitivity of vegetation indices to substrate brightness in hyper-arid environment: The Makhtesh Ramon Crater (Israel) case study	2001
2	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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