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ARVIAtmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index

VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #47

Summary

The Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index (ARVI) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 1992; its source is cited as Y.J. Kaufman, & D. Tanre (1992). Atmospherically resistant vegetation index (ARVI) for EOS-MODIS. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.1109/36.134076 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 85.3th percentile overall, ranking 47 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 22 indices published within two years of 1992, it ranks 10 (59.09th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 80.57th percentile and ranks 42 out of 211 indices with citation data. Among the 22 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 10 (59.09th percentile).

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Formula

(N - (R - gamma * (B - R))) / (N + (R - gamma * (B - R)))

Bands

N

Near-Infrared (NIR).

R

Red.

B

Blue.

Polarizations

No radar polarizations are used in this index.

Constants

gamma

Weighting coefficient used for reducing atmospheric effects.

Default value1
Suggested range0–2
Suggested values
Bare soil, very sparse vegetation, or arid and semi-arid areas
0.5
Equal ARVI to NDVI
0
Lowest sensitivity for dense forests
1–2
Model-specific optimum for continental aerosol. alpha ~ 1.3
0.9
Model-specific optimum for maritime aerosol. alpha ~ 0.2
1.7

Reductions

No contextual reductions are used in this index.

Released under the MIT License.