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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION > VEGETATION INDEX > NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)

PREFERRED TERM

NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI)  

DEFINITION

  • An index of plant “greenness” or photosynthetic activity, and is one of the most commonly used vegetation indices.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2016-08-29 13:14:49.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI) [7b43eda3-899a-4afa-89be-2dbe527834c2,277833] - VEGETATION INDEX [e63844c1-015c-4776-b01c-e3e7d5dd3d0c,105277]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/7b43eda3-899a-4afa-89be-2dbe527834c2

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