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Formula

General Formula 2 NIR + 1 - ( 2 NIR + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( NIR - RED ) 2
Specific Formula 2 NIR + 1 - ( 2 NIR + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( NIR - Red ) 2
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 Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
Abbreviation MSAVI
Formula 2 NIR + 1 - ( 2 NIR + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( NIR - RED ) 2
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 640:760,780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Rondeaux, Geneviève; Steven, Michael; Baret, Frédéric - Optimization of soil-adjusted vegetation indices 1996
2 Schmidt, H.; Karnieli, A. - Sensitivity of vegetation indices to substrate brightness in hyper-arid environment: The Makhtesh Ramon Crater (Israel) case study 2001

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