Table 3 Summary of the remote sensing bands and VIs used in the present study
Index/band | Description | Equation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
R, G, B, NIR | Red, green, blue, near-infrared bands | – | – |
NDVI | Normalized difference vegetation index | \(\frac{NIR-R}{NIR+R}\) | Verrelst et al. 2019 |
DVI | Difference vegetation index | \(NIR-R\) | Verrelst et al. 2019 |
GNDVI | Green NDVI | \(\frac{NIR-G}{NIR+G}\) | Gitelson et al. 1996 |
MSAVI2 | Modified secondary soil-adjusted vegetation index | \(\frac{2\times NIR+1-\sqrt{{\left(2\times NIR+1\right)}^{2}-8\times \left(NIR-R\right)}}{2}\) | Mróz et al. 2004 |