Landsat 8/9 NWI

New Water Index for Landsat 8/9

Water Satellite Provider: USGS/NASA
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Applications

Water

Quick Stats

Category: water
Sensor: Landsat 8/9
Provider: USGS/NASA
Bands Used: 4

Description

New Water Index for water applications

Formulas

General Formula

Landsat 8/9 Specific Formula

(B2 - (B5 + B6 + B7))/(B2 + (B5 + B6 + B7))

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

B: 450-520 nm
N: 770-900 nm
S1: 1550-1750 nm
S2: 2080-2350 nm

Code Examples

nwi.py

References

https://doi.org/10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2009.2.167