vegetation index

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006668",
  "term": "vegetation index",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "environmental indicators",
    "plant characteristics",
    "biomass",
    "flora",
    "vegetation",
    "botanical composition",
    "plant ecology",
    "plant growth",
    "canopy",
    "fractional vegetation cover",
    "plant density",
    "vegetation gradient",
    "remote sensing",
    "plant communities",
    "reflectance",
    "vegetation types",
    "spectroscopy",
    "plant morphology",
    "plant health",
    "normalized difference vegetation index",
    "fuel moisture index",
    "leaf reflectance",
    "leaf area index"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NASA Thesaurus",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "índice de vegetación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/vegetation-index/"
}