Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 820nm - 1600nm 820nm + 1600nm
Specific Formula NIR - SWIRI NIR + SWIRI
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 Normalized Difference 820/1600 Normalized Difference Moisture Index
Abbreviation NDMI
Formula 820nm - 1600nm 820nm + 1600nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 820,1600
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Cibula, W. G.; Zetka, E. F.; Rickman, D. L. - Response of thematic mapper bands to plant water stress 1992
2 Wilson, Emily Hoffhine; Sader, Steven A. - Detection of forest harvest type using multiple dates of Landsat TM imagery 2002

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