Sentinel-2 ND MIR/NIR

Normalized Difference MIR/NIR Vegetation Index for Sentinel-2

Vegetation Satellite Provider: ESA

Applications

Vegetation Vitality Assessment
Atmospheric Disturbance Correction
Forest Health Monitoring
Agricultural Assessment
Environmental Stress Detection

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation
Sensor: Sentinel-2
Provider: ESA
Bands Used: 2

Description

Specialized vegetation index using mid-infrared and near-infrared bands. Particularly effective during strong atmospheric disturbances and for vegetation vitality assessment.

Formulas

General Formula

Sentinel-2 Specific Formula

(B12 - B7) / (B12 + B7)

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

NIR: 800 nm
MIR: 1300-3000 nm

Code Examples

nd_mir_nir.py

References

Rock et al. (1988)