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INDICE VEGETATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Plant and Crop Production
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vegetation index
1, record 1, English, vegetation%20index
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A numerical value used to predict or assess vegetative characteristics such as plant leaf area, total biomass, and general health and vigor of the surface vegetation. 2, record 1, English, - vegetation%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vegetation indices are usually derived from multispectral remote sensing observations. Since growing plants strongly reflect the wavelengths of light in the near-infrared, combinations of measurements in the near-infrared and visible-red portions of the spectra are used to generate a variety of different indices. Perhaps the most common vegetation index is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) ... 2, record 1, English, - vegetation%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vegetation index: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - vegetation%20index
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indice de végétation
1, record 1, French, indice%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur caractérisant un type de végétation, déterminée empiriquement à partir des réflectances obtenues dans différentes bandes spectrales. 1, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'indice de végétation peut être normalisé, brut ou intégré temporellement. Il existe plusieurs indices utilisables pour l'étude thématique de la végétation; les plus fréquents sont «l'indice de végétation normalisé», «l'indice d'activité végétale» appelé aussi «indice de Tucker» (en anglais : «normalized difference vegetation index», NDVI), l'indice de végétation brut, l'indice différentiel de végétation (en anglais : «difference vegetation index», DVI). 1, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
indice de végétation : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
indice de végétation : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 3, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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