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. 2015 Nov 10;10(11):e0142295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142295

Table 2. Description of vegetation indices.

Indices a Equations References
NDVI NIRRedNIR+Red [8]
MSI MidIRNIR [34]
NDWI NIRSWIRNIR+SWIR [35]
RSR NIRRed(1SWIRSWIRminSWIRmaxSWIRmin) [36]
TVI (NIRRedNIR+Red+0.5)1/2×100 [10]
SR NIRRED [11]
EVI b GNIRRedNIR+C1RedC2Blue+L(1+L) [37]
NDVI Green NIRGreenNIR+Green [12]

a NDVI, normalized differential vegetation index; EVI, Enhanced vegetation Index; MSI, Moisture Stress Index; NDWI, normalized difference water index; MSI: moisture stress index; NDWI: normalized difference water index; RSR: reduced simple ratio; SR: Simple Ratio; TVI: Transformed Vegetation Index

b Empirical parameters for EVI: C1 = 6; C2 = 7.5; G = 2.5; L = 1.