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red edge [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Wavelengths for green plants. Wavelengths have been placed in the local green maximum (550 nm) and distributed across the so-called "red edge" (670, 700, 740 and 780 nm). This allows the calculation of all well-known spectral indices like NDVI, SAVI, IR/R, IR/G and the Red-Edge-Inflection-Point (REIP).

OBS

This spectral region at the limit of the red and near-infrared wavelengths is characterized by a sharp rise in the plant reflectance.

OBS

red edge: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

PHR

Red edge of plant leaf reflectance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Télédétection
OBS

Cette région spectrale à la limite du rouge et du proche-infrarouge est caractérisée par une forte augmentation de la réflectance des plantes.

OBS

bordure rouge : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Extrême bordure rouge.

PHR

Bordure rouge du spectre d'absorption.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiación electromagnética
  • Teledetección
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