Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( NIR RED ) - 1 ( NIR RED ) + 1
Specific Formula ( NIR Red ) - 1 ( NIR Red ) + 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 Modified Simple Ratio NIR/RED
Abbreviation MSRNir/Red
Formula ( NIR RED ) - 1 ( NIR RED ) + 1
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 640:760,780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Pu, Ruiliang; Gong, Peng; Yu, Qian - Comparative Analysis of EO-1 ALI and Hyperion, and Landsat ETM+ Data for Mapping Forest Crown Closure and Leaf Area Index 2008

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