Sentinel-2 MCARI2

Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 2 for Sentinel-2

Vegetation Satellite Provider: ESA

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Applications

Vegetation Analysis

Chlorophyll Estimation

Leaf Area Index Prediction

Crop Health Monitoring

Precision Agriculture

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation

Sensor: Sentinel-2

Provider: ESA

Bands Used: 3

Description

Advanced vegetation chlorophyll index with enhanced sensitivity and reduced soil background effects. Improved version of MCARI for better leaf area index prediction.

Formulas

General Formula

Sentinel-2 Specific Formula

(1.5 * 2.5 * (B7 - B4) - 1.3 * (B7 - B3) * (2 * B7 + 1)^2 - (6 * B7 - 5 * B4) - 0.5)

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

Green: 550 nm

Red: 670 nm

NIR: 800 nm

Code Examples

mcari2.py

References

Haboudane et al. (2004)

Main et al. (2011)