Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 800nm - 670nm 800nm + 670nm
Specific Formula 2 - 1 2 + 1
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name AVHRR
Full Name Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Bands 6
Spectrum [nm] 580-12500
Spat.Res. [m] 1100-1100
Inclination 0
Platform TIROS-N / NOAA / METOP
Operator NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Date of Launch 1978-10-13
Comment NOAA-N (NOAA-18): Date of launch: 20 May 2005 NOAA-19: Date of launch: 6 Feb 2009
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Renormalized Difference Vegetation Index
Abbreviation RDVI
Formula 800nm - 670nm 800nm + 670nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 670,800
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Gitelson, Anatoly A. - Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index for Remote Quantification of Biophysical Characteristics of Vegetation 2004

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