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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Harmful Algae. 2018 May 15;76:35–46. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2018.05.001

Table 2.

Band math and wavelengths in nm for each algorithm used for chlorophyll-a estimation at Harsha Lake. Float refers to floating point values.

Chlorophyll-a index algorithms by satellite/sensor Spatial res. (m) Band math/wavelengths (nm)
CASI CI 1 −1*((CASI[[23]])−(CASI[[22]]−(CASI[[25]]−CASI[[22]])))
CASI CI 1 −1*(((float(686))−(float(672))−((float(714))−(float(672)))))
CASI MCI 1 ((CASI[[23]])−(CASI[[22]]−(CASI[[25]]-CASI[[22]])))
CASI MCI 1 (((float(686))−(float(672))−((float(714))−(float(672)))))
CASI FLH 1 (CASI[[25]]−(CASI[[27]]+(CASI[[23]]−CASI[[27]])))
CASI FLH 1 (float(714))−[float(743) + (float(686)−float(743))]
CASI NDCI 1 (CASI[[25]]−CASI[[23]])/(CASI[[25]]+CASI[[23]])
CASI NDCI 1 (float(714)−float(686))/(float(714) + float(686))
CASI 2BDA 1 (CASI[[25]])/(CASI[[22]])
CASI 2BDA 1 (float(714))/(float(672))
CASI 3BDA 1 ((1/CASI[[22]])−(1/CASI[[25]]))*(CASI[[28]])
CASI 3BDA 1 ((1/float(672))−(1/float(714)))*(float(757))
WorldView-2 and −3 NDCI 1.8 (WV2[[6]]−WV2[[5]])/(WV2[[6]]+WV2[[5]])
WorldView-2 and −3 NDCI 1.8 (float(722)−float(658))/(float(722) + float(658))
WorldView-2 and −3 FLH violet 1.8 (WV2[[3]])−(WV2[[5]]+(WV2[[1]]−WV2[[5]]))
WorldView-2 and −3 FLH violet 1.8 ((float(551))−[float(658) + (float(429)−float(658))])
WorldView-2 2BDA 1.8 (WV2[[6]])/(WV2[[5]])
WorldView-2 2BDA 1.8 (float(722))/(float(658))
WorldView-2 3BDA 1.8 ((1/WV2[[5]])−(1/WV2[[6]]))*(WV2[[7]])
WorldView-2 3BDA 1.8 ((1/float(658))−(1/float(722)))*(float(836))
Sentinel-2 NDCI 20 (S2[[5]]−S2[[4]])/(S2[[5]]+S2[[4]])
Sentinel-2 NDCI 20 (float(708)−float(665))/(float(708) + float(665))
Sentinel-2 FLH violet 20 (S2[[3]])−(S2[[4]]+(S2[[2]]−S2[[4]]))
Sentinel-2 FLH violet 20 ((float(558))−[float(665) + (float(493)−float(665))])
Sentinel-2 2BDA 20 (S2[[5]])/(S2[[4]])
Sentinel-2 2BDA 20 (float(708))/(float(665))
Sentinel-2 3BDA 20 ((1/S2[[4]])−(1/S2[[5]]))*(S2[[9]])
Sentinel-2 3BDA 20 ((1/float(665))−(1/float(708)))*(float(864))
*Landsat-8 NIR band is far from chlorophyll-a peak
Landsat-8 NDCI
30 (L8[[5]]−L8[[4]])/(L8[[5]]+L8[[4]])
Landsat-8 NDCI 30 (float(864)−float(658))/(float(864) + float(658))
Landsat-8 SABI 30 (L8[[5]]−L8[[4]])/(L8[[2]]+L8[[3]])
Landsat-8 SABI 30 (float(864)−float(658))/(float(479) + float(558))
Landsat-8 FLH blue 30 (L8[[3]])−(L8[[4]]+(L8[[2]]−L8[[4]]))
Landsat-8 FLH blue 30 (float(558))−[float(657) + (float(480)−float(658))]
Landsat-8 FLH violet 30 (L8[[3]])−(L8[[4]]+(L8[[1]]−L8[[4]]))
Landsat-8 FLH violet 30 (float(558))−[float(658) + (float(443)−float(658))]
Landsat-8 2BDA 30 (L8[[5]])/(L8[[4]])
Landsat-8 2BDA 30 (float(864))/(float(658))
Landsat-8 KIVU (3BDA-like) 30 (L8[[2]]−L8[[4]])/(L8[[3]])
Landsat-8 KIVU (3BDA-like) 30 (float(479)−float(658))/(float(558))
Landsat-8 3BDA 30 ((1/L8[[2]])−(1/L8[[4]]))*(L8[[3]])
Landsat-8 3BDA 30 ((1/float(479))−(1/float(658)))*(float(558))
MODIS NDCI 250 (MODIS[[2]]−MODIS[[1]])/(MODIS[[2]]+MODIS[[1]])
MODIS NDCI 250 (float(857)−float(644))/(float(857) + float(644))
MODIS 2BDA 250 (MODIS[[2]])/(MODIS[[1]])
MODIS 2BDA 250 (float(857))/(float(644))
MERIS CI 300 (−1*((MERIS[[8]])−(MERIS[[7]])−((MERIS[[9]])−(MERIS[[7]]))))
MERIS CI 300 −1*(((float(679))−(float(665))−((float(708))−(float(665)))))
MERIS MCI 300 ((MERIS[[9]])−(MERIS[[8]])−((MERIS[[10]])−(MERIS[[8]])))
MERIS MCI 300 (((float(708))−(float(679))−((float(750))−(float(679)))))
MERIS FLH 300 (MERIS[[9]])−(MERIS[[10]]+(MERIS[[8]]−MERIS[[10]]))
MERIS FLH 300 (float(708))−[float(750) + (float(679)−float(750))]
MERIS NDCI 300 (MERIS[[9]]−MERIS[[7]])/(MERIS[[9]]+MERIS[[7]])
MERIS NDCI 300 (float(708)−float(665))/(float(708) + float(665))
MERIS 2BDA 300 (MERIS[[9]])/(MERIS[[7]])
MERIS 2BDA 300 (float(708))/(float(665))
MERIS 3BDA 300 ((1/MERIS[[7]])−(1/MERIS[[9]]))*(MERIS[[11]])
MERIS 3BDA 300 ((1/float(665))−(1/float(708)))*(float(764))