Sentinel-2 REIP2

Red-Edge Inflection Point 2 for Sentinel-2

Vegetation Satellite Provider: ESA

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Applications

Chlorophyll content mapping

Red edge position analysis

Vegetation health monitoring

LAI estimation

Precision agriculture

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation

Sensor: Sentinel-2

Provider: ESA

Bands Used: 4

Description

A variant of the red edge inflection point calculation using slightly different wavelengths. This index provides an alternative measurement of the red edge position for chlorophyll assessment.

Formulas

General Formula

Sentinel-2 Specific Formula

702 + 40 * (((Red_667 + NIR_782) / 2 - RE1_702) / (RE2_742 - RE1_702))

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

red: 667

re1: 702

re2: 742

nir: 782

Code Examples

reip2.py

References

Herrmann et al. (2011). LAI assessment of wheat and potato crops by VENμS and Sentinel-2 bands.

le Maire et al. (2004). Towards universal broad leaf chlorophyll indices.