Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 860nm - 1240nm 860nm + 1240nm
Specific Formula MS___4' - MS___5' MS___4' + MS___5'
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name ALI
Full Name Advanced Land Imager
Bands 10
Spectrum [nm] 433-2350
Spat.Res. [m] 10-30
Inclination 0
Platform EO-1
Operator NASA
Date of Launch 2000-11-21
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Normalized Difference 860/1240 Normalized Difference Water Index
Abbreviation NDWI
Formula 860nm - 1240nm 860nm + 1240nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 860,1240
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Pu, Ruiliang; Gong, Peng; Yu, Qian - Comparative Analysis of EO-1 ALI and Hyperion, and Landsat ETM+ Data for Mapping Forest Crown Closure and Leaf Area Index 2008

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