Table 1.
List and description of the spectral reflectance used in this study.
| Indices | Name | Specific formula | Symbol | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRIs | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index | (NIR-Red)/(NIR + Red) | NDVI | 52 |
| Vegetation Condition Index | (NDVI - NDVI min)/(NDVI max + NDVI min) | VCI | Konag, 199553 | |
| Perpendicular Drought Index |
(R Red + MR NIR) |
PDI | 54 | |
| Modified Perpendicular Drought Index |
|
MPDI | 55 | |
| Fraction of Vegetation |
|
SAVI | 56 | |
| Soil Adjustment Vegetation Index |
|
Fv | 57 | |
| Modified Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index |
|
MSAVI | 58 | |
| NIR: Near Infrared band, Red: Red band, NDVI min: Minimum value of NDVI during a specified time period, NDVI max: Maximum value of NDVI during a specified time period, M: Slope of the soil line, and L: Correction factors for soil effects. | ||||
| TIs | Temperature Condition Index |
|
TCI | Kogan, 199553 |
| LST: Land surface temperature, LST max: Maximum land surface temperature, LST min: Minimum land surface temperature. | ||||
| CIs | Temperature Vegetation Index |
|
TVI | 59 |
| Vegetation Health Index |
|
VHI | 1 | |
| Normalized Vegetation Supply Water Index |
|
NVSWI | 60 | |
| Vegetation Water Content Index |
|
VWCI | 61 | |
| Rescaled Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
|
RNDVI | Kogan, 200162 | |
| Relative Land Surface Temperature |
|
RLST | 63 | |
| Modified Canopy Water Content Index |
|
MCWCI | 64 | |
| α: A parameter that depends on temperature and moisture conditions. | ||||












