Landsat 8/9 Norm G

Normalized Green for Landsat 8/9

Vegetation Satellite Provider: USGS/NASA

Applications

Vegetation Analysis
Color Space Analysis
Spectral Normalization
Vegetation Phenology
Agricultural Monitoring

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation
Sensor: Landsat 8/9
Provider: USGS/NASA
Bands Used: 3

Description

Normalized green reflectance component for vegetation analysis. Provides relative contribution of green band reflectance in visible-NIR spectrum.

Formulas

General Formula

Landsat 8/9 Specific Formula

B3 / (B5 + B4 + B3)

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

Green: 490-570 nm
Red: 640-760 nm
NIR: 780-1400 nm

Code Examples

norm_g.py

References

Normalized spectral components