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Formula

General Formula 895nm - 675nm 895nm + 675nm
Specific Formula 17 - 14 17 + 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 895/675
Abbreviation ND895/675
Formula 895nm - 675nm 895nm + 675nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 675,895
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Serrano, Lydia; Ustin, Susan L.; Roberts, Dar A.; Gamon, John A.; PeƱuelas, Josep - Deriving Water Content of Chaparral Vegetation from AVIRIS Data 2000

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