Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula GREEN - RED GREEN + RED
Specific Formula 11 - 14 11 + 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 Normalized Difference Green/Red Normalized green red difference index, Visible Atmospherically Resistant Indices Green (VIgreen)
Abbreviation NGRDI
Formula GREEN - RED GREEN + RED
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 490:570,640:760
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Gitelson, A. A.; Kaufman, Y. J.; Stark, R.; Rundquist, D. - Novel algorithms for remote estimation of vegetation fraction 2002

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