WorldView 2 TCARI

Transformed Chlorophyll Absorption Ratio for WorldView 2

Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR

Applications

Chlorophyll content estimation
Crop health monitoring
Precision agriculture
Plant stress detection
Nutrient deficiency assessment

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation
Sensor: WorldView 2
Provider: MAXAR
Bands Used: 3

Description

An index designed to estimate vegetation chlorophyll content while minimizing the effects of leaf area index. TCARI is particularly useful for precision agriculture and crop health monitoring.

Formulas

General Formula

WorldView 2 Specific Formula

3 * ((Panchromatic - Red) - 0.2 * (Panchromatic - Green) * (Panchromatic/Red))

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

green: 550
red: 670
re1: 700

Code Examples

tcari.py

References

Haboudane et al. (2002). Integrated narrow-band vegetation indices for prediction of crop chlorophyll content.
Wu et al. (2008). Estimating chlorophyll content from hyperspectral vegetation indices.