Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 800nm 670nm
Specific Formula NIR Red
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 Simple Ratio 800/670 Ratio Vegetation Index
Abbreviation RVI
Formula 800nm 670nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 670,800
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 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
2 Ferencz, C.; Bognar, P.; Lichtenberger, J.; Hamar, D.; Tarscai, G.; Timar, G.; Molnar, G.; Pasztor, S.; Steinbach, P.; Szekely, B.; Ferencz, O. E.; Ferencz-Arkos, I. - Crop yield estimation by satellite remote sensing 2004
3 Huete, A. R. - A soil-adjusted vegetation index (SAVI) 1988
4 Huete, A. R.; Jackson, R. D. - Soil and atmosphere influences on the spectra of partial canopies 1988
5 Hunt Jr., E. Raymond; Daughtry, C. S. T.; Eitel, Jan U. H.; Long, D. S. - Remote Sensing Leaf Chlorophyll Content Using a Visible Band Index 2011
6 Jackson, Ray D.; Huete, Alfredo R. - Interpreting vegetation indices 1991
7 Jacobsen, Anne; Broge, Niels H.; Hansen, Birger U. - Monitoring wheat fields and grasslands using spectral reflectance data 1995
8 Lymburner, L.; Beggs, PJ.; Jacobson, CR. - Estimation of canopy-average surface-specific leaf area using Landsat TM data 2000

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