WorldView 3 MCARI/OSAVI

MCARI/OSAVI for WorldView 3

Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR

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Applications

leaf chlorophyll estimation

vegetation health monitoring

precision agriculture

crop monitoring

vegetation biophysical parameter estimation

stress detection in vegetation

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation

Sensor: WorldView 3

Provider: MAXAR

Bands Used: 4

Description

MCARI/OSAVI combines the Modified Chlorophyll Absorption Ratio Index (MCARI) with the Optimized Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index (OSAVI). This ratio index is designed to estimate leaf chlorophyll content while minimizing the confounding effects of leaf area index and soil background reflectance.

Formulas

General Formula

WorldView 3 Specific Formula

((Panchromatic - Red) - 0.2 * (Panchromatic - Green) * (Panchromatic / Red)) / ((1 + 0.16) * (NIR1 - Red) / (NIR1 + Red + 0.16))

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

550: 550

670: 670

700: 700

800: 800

Code Examples

mcari_osavi.py

References

Main et al. (2011) - Investigation into spectral indices for leaf chlorophyll estimation

Rondeaux et al. (1996) - Optimization of soil-adjusted vegetation indices

Wu et al. (2008) - Estimating chlorophyll content from hyperspectral vegetation indices

Zarco-Tejada et al. (2007) - Remote sensing of vegetation biophysical parameters