Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{NIR - GREEN}{NIR + GREEN}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{5 - 11}{5 + 11}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	MODIS
Full Name	Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Bands	36
Spectrum [nm]	405-14385
Spat.Res. [m]	250-1000
Inclination	0
Platform	Terra / Aqua
Operator	NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Date of Launch	1999-12-18
Comment	Terra: Date of launch: 18 December 1999 - operating nominally in 2012 Aqua: Date of launch: 4 May 2002 - operating nominally in 2012
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Normalized Difference NIR/Green Green NDVI
Abbreviation	GNDVI
Formula	$\frac{NIR - GREEN}{NIR + GREEN}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	490:570,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Gitelson, Anatoly A.; Kaufman, Yoram J.; Merzlyak, Mark N. - Use of a green channel in remote sensing of global vegetation from EOS-MODIS	1996

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