Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( NIR RED ) - 1 ( NIR RED ) + 1
Specific Formula ( NIR Red ) - 1 ( NIR Red ) + 1
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 Modified Simple Ratio NIR/RED
Abbreviation MSRNir/Red
Formula ( NIR RED ) - 1 ( NIR RED ) + 1
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 640:760,780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Gitelson, Anatoly A. - Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index for Remote Quantification of Biophysical Characteristics of Vegetation 2004

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