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Formula

General Formula	$\frac{NIR - RED}{NIR + RED} (1 - \frac{SWIR - SWIIRmin}{SWIRmax - SWIRmin})$
Specific Formula	$\frac{2 - 1}{2 + 1} (1 - \frac{3A - SWIIRmin}{SWIRmax - SWIRmin})$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	AVHRR
Full Name	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Bands	6
Spectrum [nm]	580-12500
Spat.Res. [m]	1100-1100
Inclination	0
Platform	TIROS-N / NOAA / METOP
Operator	NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Date of Launch	1978-10-13
Comment	NOAA-N (NOAA-18): Date of launch: 20 May 2005 NOAA-19: Date of launch: 6 Feb 2009
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Normalized Difference Vegetation Index C
Abbreviation	NDVIc
Formula	$\frac{NIR - RED}{NIR + RED} (1 - \frac{SWIR - SWIIRmin}{SWIRmax - SWIRmin})$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	640:760,780:1400,1400:3000
Source	Derived from specific sensor formula
Description	Nemani 1993

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