Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula NIR - MIR NIR + MIR
Specific Formula VNIR_Band3N - SWIR_Band6 VNIR_Band3N + SWIR_Band6
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name ASTER
Full Name Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
Bands 15
Spectrum [nm] 520-11650
Spat.Res. [m] 15-90
Inclination 98.3
Platform
Operator NASA
Date of Launch 1999-12-18
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Normalized Difference NIR/MIR Modified Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
Abbreviation MNDVI
Formula NIR - MIR NIR + MIR
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 780:1400,1400:3000
Source Derived from specific sensor formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Karnieli, A.; Kaufman, Y. J.; Remer, L.; Wald, A. - AFRI - aerosol free vegetation index 2001

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