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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. environmental indicators
  5. vegetation index
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. environmental indicators
  5. vegetation index

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vegetation index

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Definition

  • Information Linear combinations of spectral band responses in digital count, reflectance factor, or voltage to determine the vigor, greenness and/or biomass of the vegetation. Observations can be made by satelliteborne, aircraftborne, truck mounted, or hand held spectrometers.

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/237901

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