WorldView Legion MCARI2
Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 2 for WorldView Legion
Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR
Applications
Vegetation Analysis
Chlorophyll Estimation
Leaf Area Index Prediction
Crop Health Monitoring
Precision Agriculture
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: WorldView Legion
Provider: MAXAR
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
WorldView Legion Specific Formula
(1.5 * 2.5 * (800nm - 670nm) - 1.3 * (800nm - 550nm) * (2 * 800nm + 1)^2 - (6 * 800nm - 5 * 670nm) - 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)