Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{[545:565] - [620:680]}{[545:565] + [620:680] - [459:490]}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{5 - 6}{5 + 6 - 2}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	SeaWiFS
Full Name	Sea-viewing Wide Field of view Sensor
Bands	8
Spectrum [nm]	412-905
Spat.Res. [m]	0-0
Inclination	0
Platform	SeaStar/OrbView-2
Operator	GeoEye
Date of Launch	1999-08-01
Comment	OrbView-2: Date of launch: 1 August 1997
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index Green
Abbreviation	VARIgreen
Formula	$\frac{[545:565] - [620:680]}{[545:565] + [620:680] - [459:490]}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	459:490,545:565,620:680
Source	Original formula
Description

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Gitelson, Anatoly A.; Merzlyak, Mark N.; Zur, Y.; Stark, R.; Gritz, U. - Non-destructive and remote sensing techniques for estimation of vegetation status	2001

Visualisation

Sensor

Index