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Preferred term

normalized vegetation index

Definition

  • [Wikipedia, 2013-11-08] A simple graphical indicator that can be used to analyze remote sensing measurements, typically but not necessarily from a space platform, and assess whether the target being observed contains live green vegetation or not.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • NDVI
  • Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Contributor

  • 0000-0003-0320-0692

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_381

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