Lecture 3: Vegetation Sampling - Alaska Geobotany Center
Lecture 3: Vegetation Sampling - Alaska Geobotany Center
Lecture 3: Vegetation Sampling - Alaska Geobotany Center
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The difference in the <br />
reflectance in the NIR and <br />
red regions is the numerator <br />
of the NDVI. <br />
The sum of these <br />
reflectances is the numerator <br />
which normalizes the value <br />
and corrects for shadows and <br />
different slope aspects. <br />
(http://internet1-ci.cst.cnes.fr:8100/cdrom/ceos1/titlep.htm)<br />
Normalized Difference <strong>Vegetation</strong> Index, NDVI = (NIR – R) / (NIR + R)