Quick Info
Satellite
Sentinel-2
Category
Water
Min Value
0.0
Max Value
5.0
Colormap
YlOrRd
Bands Used
swir16
nir
Satellite Details
Description
MSI measures vegetation moisture stress by comparing SWIR and NIR reflectance. Higher values indicate greater water stress in vegetation. It is inversely related to leaf water content and is used for drought monitoring, wildfire fuel moisture assessment, and irrigation scheduling in agriculture.