The MERIS Global Vegetation Index (MGVI): description and preliminary application

被引:109
作者
Gobron, N [1 ]
Pinty, B [1 ]
Verstraete, M [1 ]
Govaerts, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] Commiss European Communities, Joint Res Ctr, Space Applicat Inst, I-21020 Ispra, Italy
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10.1080/014311699212542
中图分类号
TP7 [遥感技术];
学科分类号
081102 ; 0816 ; 081602 ; 083002 ; 1404 ;
摘要
This paper describes the physical and mathematical approach followed to design a vegetation index optimized for the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) sensor, i.e. the MERIS Global Vegetation Index (MGVI). It complements an earlier feasibility study presented elsewhere in this issue by Govaerts and collaborators. Specifically, the crucial issue of the dependency of the vegetation index on changes in illumination and observing geometries is addressed, together with the atmospheric contamination problem. The derivation of the optimal MGVI index formulae allows a comparison of its performance with that of the widely used Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), both from a theoretical and an experimental point of view. Data collected by the MOS/IRS-P3 instrument since March 1996 in spectral bands analogous to those that will be available from MERIS can be used to evaluate the MVGI.
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页码:1917 / 1927
页数:11
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