Table 2.
Variables | Descriptions | Equations | Related to | References | |
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NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index | (NIR−R)/(NIR+R) | Cover fraction, vegetation density | Rouse et al., 1973
Zarco-Tejada et al., 2005 |
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VARI | Visible Atmospherical Resistant Index | (G–R)/(G+R) | Cover fraction, biomass production | Peng and Gitelson, 2011 | |
SRPI | Simple Ratio Pigment Index | B/R | Nitrogen content, ratio carotenoid/chlorophyll total | Peñuelas et al., 1994, 1995
Lebourgeois et al., 2012 |
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TsTa | Air-surface temperature difference |
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Transpiration rate | ||
WDI | Water Deficit Index | Evapotranspiration | Moran et al., 1994
Virlet et al., 2014 |
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TCSA | Trunk Cross Sectional Area (mm2) | TC2/4π | Vigour, growth | ||
NbFr | Fruit number per tree | Fruit biomass production | |||
BmFr | Fruit biomass per tree (kg) | Fruit biomass production |
NIR, near infrared; R, red; B, blue; G, green; T max and T min, maximum and minimum surface temperatures; T s, surface temperature; T a, air temperature; TC, trunk circumference, mm.