Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( 0.5 ) ( ( 2 800nm + 1 ) - ( 2 800nm + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( 800nm - 670nm ) )
Specific Formula ( 0.5 ) ( ( 2 VNIR_Band3N + 1 ) - ( 2 VNIR_Band3N + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( VNIR_Band3N - VNIR_Band2 ) )
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name ASTER
Full Name Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
Bands 15
Spectrum [nm] 520-11650
Spat.Res. [m] 15-90
Inclination 98.3
Platform
Operator NASA
Date of Launch 1999-12-18
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index hyper
Abbreviation MSAVIhyper
Formula ( 0.5 ) ( ( 2 800nm + 1 ) - ( 2 800nm + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( 800nm - 670nm ) )
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 670,800
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Heiskanen, J. - Estimating aboveground tree biomass and leaf area index in a mountain birch forest using ASTER satellite data 2006

Visualisation

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