Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 1600nm 820nm
Specific Formula middle_infrared near_infrared
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name SPOT 4
Full Name Système Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre, später: Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre
Bands 5
Spectrum [nm] 500-1750
Spat.Res. [m] 10-20
Inclination 0
Platform SPOT
Operator CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales)
Date of Launch 1998-04-24
Comment Stereo capability
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Simple Ratio 1600/820 Moisture Stress Index
Abbreviation MSI
Formula 1600nm 820nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 820,1600
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Ceccato, Pietro; Flasse, Stéphane; Tarantola, Stefano; Jacquemoud, Stéphane; Grégoire, Jean-Marie - Detecting vegetation leaf water content using reflectance in the optical domain 2001

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