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Formula

General Formula 2.5 ⁢ NIR - RED ( NIR + 6 ⁢ RED - 7.5 ⁢ BLUE ) + 1
Specific Formula 2.5 ⁢ NIR - Red ( NIR + 6 ⁢ Red - 7.5 ⁢ Blue ) + 1
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name LandsatETM+ (Landsat7)
Full Name Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
Bands 8
Spectrum [nm] 450-12500
Spat.Res. [m] 15-60
Inclination 98.2
Platform Landsat
Operator NASA / USGS
Date of Launch 1999-04-15
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Enhanced Vegetation Index
Abbreviation EVI
Formula 2.5 ⁢ NIR - RED ( NIR + 6 ⁢ RED - 7.5 ⁢ BLUE ) + 1
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 420:480,640:760,780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 ENVI Help
2 Glenn, E. P.; Nagler, P. L.; Huete, A. R. - Vegetation Index Methods for Estimating Evapotranspiration by Remote Sensing 2010
3 Hüttich, Christian; Gessner, Ursula; Herold, Martin; Strohbach, Ben; Schmidt, Michael; Keil, Manfred; Dech, Stefan - On the Suitability of MODIS Time Series Metrics to Map Vegetation Types in Dry Savanna Ecosystems: A Case Study in the Kalahari of NE Namibia 2009

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