Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( 1 a2 + 1 ) ( NIR - ar - b )
Specific Formula ( 1 a2 + 1 ) ( NIR - ar - b )
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 Perpendicular Vegetation Index
Abbreviation PVI
Formula ( 1 a2 + 1 ) ( NIR - ar - b )
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Bausch, Walter C. - Soil background effects on reflectance-based crop coefficients for corn 1993
2 Chen, J.M. - Evaluation of vegetation indices and a modified simple ratio for boreal applications 1996
3 Dorigo, W. A.; Zurita-Milla, R.; de Wit, A. J. W.; Brazile, J.; Singh, R.; Schaepman, M. E. - A review on reflective remote sensing and data assimilation techniques for enhanced agroecosystem modeling 2007
4 Huete, A. R. - A soil-adjusted vegetation index (SAVI) 1988
5 Jackson, Ray D.; Huete, Alfredo R. - Interpreting vegetation indices 1991
6 Schlerf, M.; Atzberger, C.; Hill, J. - Remote sensing of forest biophysical variables using HyMap imaging spectrometer data 2005
7 Schmidt, H.; Karnieli, A. - Sensitivity of vegetation indices to substrate brightness in hyper-arid environment: The Makhtesh Ramon Crater (Israel) case study 2001

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