NDMI Water

Normalized Difference Moisture Index

Normalized Difference Moisture Index
Quick Info
Satellite Landsat
Category Water
Min Value -1.0
Max Value 1.0
Colormap BrBG
Bands Used
nir08 swir16
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Satellite Details

Name

Landsat

Short Name

LS

Operator

USGS / NASA

Spatial Resolution

30m

Description

NDMI for Landsat measures vegetation water content using NIR and SWIR bands. Higher values indicate greater canopy moisture. With Landsat's long archive, it enables multi-decadal drought trend analysis, forest moisture monitoring, and historical assessment of vegetation water stress patterns.