Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{NIR}{RED + \frac{b}{a}}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{VNIR_Band3N}{VNIR_Band2 + \frac{b}{a}}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	ASTER
Full Name	Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
Bands	15
Spectrum [nm]	520-11650
Spat.Res. [m]	15-90
Inclination	98.3
Platform
Operator	NASA
Date of Launch	1999-12-18
Comment
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Soil-adjusted vegetation index 2
Abbreviation	SAVI2
Formula	$\frac{NIR}{RED + \frac{b}{a}}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables	The actual gain (a) and intercept (b) values of the soil line rather than assuming them to be 1 and 0, respectively
Wavelengths	640:760,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Heiskanen, J. - Estimating aboveground tree biomass and leaf area index in a mountain birch forest using ASTER satellite data	2006

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