Landsat 8/9 GRVI
Green Ratio Vegetation Index for Landsat 8/9
Vegetation Satellite Provider: USGS/NASA
Applications
Vegetation Analysis
Vegetation Fraction Estimation
Agriculture
Plant Health Assessment
Environmental Monitoring
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: Landsat 8/9
Provider: USGS/NASA
Bands Used: 2
Description
Simple vegetation index that calculates the ratio of near-infrared to green band reflectance. Useful for vegetation fraction estimation and assessing plant health using green wavelengths.
Formulas
General Formula
Landsat 8/9 Specific Formula
B5 / B3Spectral Band Visualization
Band Wavelengths
Green: 510-580 nm
NIR: 770-900 nm
Code Examples
grvi.py
References
Gitelson et al. (2002)