133
R
550
Chlorophyll
a
R550
X
Carter (1993)
R
678
General stress
R678
X
Pietrzykowski et al. (2006)
R
680
Chlorophyll
a ; chlorophyll
florescence
R678
X
Mohammed et al. (1995)
R
687
Chlorophyll florescence
R687
X
Meroni et al. (2008)
R
702
Chlorophyll
a
R702
X
Carter (1993); Carter and
Knapp (2001)
R
760
Chlorophyll florescence
R760
X
Carter and Miller (1994)
R
950
Canopy water content
R950
X
Williams and Norris (2001)
Red edge inflection
point
REIP
Chlorophyll
a ; vegetation
greenness; canopy density
FD max near 700
X
Horler et al. (1983); Gitelson
and Merzlyak (1996); Rock
et al. (1988); Vogelmann et al.
(1993)
Structure insensitive
pigment index
SIPI
Carotenoid:chlorophyll
(R803
− R445)/(R800 – R680)
(B4
− B1)/(B4 – B3)
Penuelas et al. (1995)
Simple ratio pigment
index
SRPI
Chlorophyll; general stress
R430/R680
B1/B3
Penuelas et al. (1993)
Triangular vegetation
index
TVI
Chlorophyll
0.5
∗ (120
∗ (Ravg760to800
− Rcrvg530to570)
− (200
∗
(Ravg650to680
− Ravg530to570)
0.5
∗ (120
∗ (B4
− B2)
− 200
∗ (B3
− B2))
Broge and Leblanc (2001)
Vog
A
Chlorophyll
R740/R720
X
Vogelmann et al. (1993)
Vog
B
Chlorophyll
FD715/FD705
X
Vogelmann et al. (1993)
Water band index
WBI
Canopy water content
R900/R970
Penuelas et al. (1993)
Note that this is not all-inclusive but intended to demonstrate the wide range of algorithms available and how these have been linked to specific leaf pigment,
canopy structure, or condition metrics
Where no name is specified for a vegetation index by the author, we assign an abbreviation based on index function or author initials. R
indicates reflectance
values from narrow spectral bands (~10 nm), FD
indicates a spectral first derivative centered on the specified wavelength, X
indicates that a broadband equivalent
does not exist for sensors such as Landsat 7 ETM.
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R
550
Chlorophyll
a
R550
X
Carter (1993)
R
678
General stress
R678
X
Pietrzykowski et al. (2006)
R
680
Chlorophyll
a ; chlorophyll
florescence
R678
X
Mohammed et al. (1995)
R
687
Chlorophyll florescence
R687
X
Meroni et al. (2008)
R
702
Chlorophyll
a
R702
X
Carter (1993); Carter and
Knapp (2001)
R
760
Chlorophyll florescence
R760
X
Carter and Miller (1994)
R
950
Canopy water content
R950
X
Williams and Norris (2001)
Red edge inflection
point
REIP
Chlorophyll
a ; vegetation
greenness; canopy density
FD max near 700
X
Horler et al. (1983); Gitelson
and Merzlyak (1996); Rock
et al. (1988); Vogelmann et al.
(1993)
Structure insensitive
pigment index
SIPI
Carotenoid:chlorophyll
(R803
− R445)/(R800 – R680)
(B4
− B1)/(B4 – B3)
Penuelas et al. (1995)
Simple ratio pigment
index
SRPI
Chlorophyll; general stress
R430/R680
B1/B3
Penuelas et al. (1993)
Triangular vegetation
index
TVI
Chlorophyll
0.5
∗ (120
∗ (Ravg760to800
− Rcrvg530to570)
− (200
∗
(Ravg650to680
− Ravg530to570)
0.5
∗ (120
∗ (B4
− B2)
− 200
∗ (B3
− B2))
Broge and Leblanc (2001)
Vog
A
Chlorophyll
R740/R720
X
Vogelmann et al. (1993)
Vog
B
Chlorophyll
FD715/FD705
X
Vogelmann et al. (1993)
Water band index
WBI
Canopy water content
R900/R970
Penuelas et al. (1993)
Note that this is not all-inclusive but intended to demonstrate the wide range of algorithms available and how these have been linked to specific leaf pigment,
canopy structure, or condition metrics
Where no name is specified for a vegetation index by the author, we assign an abbreviation based on index function or author initials. R
indicates reflectance
values from narrow spectral bands (~10 nm), FD
indicates a spectral first derivative centered on the specified wavelength, X
indicates that a broadband equivalent
does not exist for sensors such as Landsat 7 ETM.
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