Table 2. Equations used to calculate vegetation indices.
| Indices | Formula | References |
|---|---|---|
| NDVI | (R800* – R670)/(R800 + R670) | Tucker (1979) |
| EVI | 2.5 × ((R800 − R670)/(R800 + 6 × R670 − 7.5 × R470 + 1)) | Huete et al. (2002) |
| PRI | (R570 − R531)/(R531 + R570) | Gamon, Peñuelas & Field (1992) |
| NDWI | (R860 − R1,240)/(R860 − R1,240) | Gao (1996) |
| mNDWI | (R1,280 − R1,450)/(R1,280 + R1,450) | Xu (2006) |
Note:
The R470, R531, R570, R670, R800, R860, R1,240, and R1,450 represent the reflectance values at 470, 531, 570, 670, 800, 860, 1,240, and 1,450 nm, respectively.