Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula NIR - RED - y ( RED - BLUE ) NIR + RED - y ( RED - BLUE )
Specific Formula 8 - 6 - y ( 6 - 2 ) 8 + 6 - y ( 6 - 2 )
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name SeaWiFS
Full Name Sea-viewing Wide Field of view Sensor
Bands 8
Spectrum [nm] 412-905
Spat.Res. [m] 0-0
Inclination 0
Platform SeaStar/OrbView-2
Operator GeoEye
Date of Launch 1999-08-01
Comment OrbView-2: Date of launch: 1 August 1997
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index
Abbreviation ARVI
Formula NIR - RED - y ( RED - BLUE ) NIR + RED - y ( RED - BLUE )
Variables NIR = [781:1399]
Expl. of Variables y = quotient derived from the components of atmospheric reflectance in the blue and red channel (see literature, e.g. Bannari 1992, for details)
Wavelengths 420:480,640:760,781:1399
Source Original formula
Description Minimizes the effects of atmospheric scattering in comparison to the NDVI

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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