Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula NIR - RED NIR + RED
Specific Formula 23 - 11 23 + 11
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name GLI
Full Name Global Imager
Bands 36
Spectrum [nm] 375-12500
Spat.Res. [m] 250-1000
Inclination 98.6
Platform Advanced Earth Observing Satellite 2 (ADEOS II)
Operator NASDA, NASA and CNES
Date of Launch 2002-12-14
Comment The mission ended in October 2003 (2003-10-23) after the satellite's solar panels failed.
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Normalized Difference NIR/Red Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Calibrated NDVI - CDVI
Abbreviation NDVI
Formula NIR - RED NIR + RED
Variables RED=[670;50;30],NIR=[800;10;10]
Expl. of Variables mit RED = 620 bis 700 nm (um 670nm) und NIR = ca. 800nm
Wavelengths 670;50;30,800;10;10
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Gobron, N.; Pinty, B.; Verstraete, M. M.; Widlowski, J. L. - Advanced vegetation indices optimized for up-coming sensors: Design, performance, and applications 2000

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