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Formula

General Formula	$\frac{MIR - NIR}{MIR + NIR}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{middle_infrared - near_infrared}{middle_infrared + near_infrared}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	SPOT 4
Full Name	SystÃ¨me Probatoire dâ€™Observation de la Terre, spÃ¤ter: Satellite Pour lâ€™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	Normalized Difference MIR/NIR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (in case of strong atmospheric disturbances)
Abbreviation	NDVI
Formula	$\frac{MIR - NIR}{MIR + NIR}$
Variables	MIR=[1300:3000],NIR=[800;10;10]
Expl. of Variables	mit MIR = 1300 bis 3000 nm
Wavelengths	800;10;10,1300:3000
Source	Original formula
Description

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Rondeaux, GeneviÃ¨ve; Steven, Michael; Baret, FrÃ©dÃ©ric - Optimization of soil-adjusted vegetation indices	1996

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