Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula NIR - ( GREEN - ( BLUE - RED ) ) NIR - ( GREEN + ( BLUE - RED ) )
Specific Formula 5 - ( 11 - ( 9 - 14 ) ) 5 - ( 11 + ( 9 - 14 ) )
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name MODIS
Full Name Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Bands 36
Spectrum [nm] 405-14385
Spat.Res. [m] 250-1000
Inclination 0
Platform Terra / Aqua
Operator NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Date of Launch 1999-12-18
Comment Terra: Date of launch: 18 December 1999 - operating nominally in 2012 Aqua: Date of launch: 4 May 2002 - operating nominally in 2012
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Green atmospherically resistant vegetation index
Abbreviation GARI
Formula NIR - ( GREEN - ( BLUE - RED ) ) NIR - ( GREEN + ( BLUE - RED ) )
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 420:480,490:570,640:760,780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Gitelson, Anatoly A.; Kaufman, Yoram J.; Merzlyak, Mark N. - Use of a green channel in remote sensing of global vegetation from EOS-MODIS 1996
2 Gitelson, Anatoly A.; Viña, Andrés; Arkebauer, Timothy J.; Rundquist, Donald C.; Keydan, Galina: Leavitt, Bryan - Remote estimation of leaf area index and green leaf biomass in maize canopies 2003

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