“…Identification of plant growth disorders. As the main tool for satellite detection of plant growth disorders following work (Kalabin et al, 2010;2013;Kritsuk et al, 2013), which stated appropriateness of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) for TWDS impact detection, we propose using NDVI and similar indices, which represent the state of the vegetation cover (NDVI, PVI (Perpendicular Vegetation Index), AVFI1600 (Aerosol Free Vegetation Index 1600), LAI (Leaf Area Index), DWSI5 (Disease Water Stress Index 5), EVI (Enhanced Vegetation Index), NDNI (Normalized Difference Nitrogen Index), OSAVI (Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index), PEI (Potassium Emission Index), TCARI (Transformed Chlorophyll Absorbtion Ratio Index) (Savorskiy et al, 2016). These indices should be estimated both for controlled test sites that are subject to TWDS impact and for reference sites that are not influenced by TWDS impact in similar weather and climate conditions.…”