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AWEIshAutomated Water Extraction Index with Shadows Elimination

WaterMultispectralCitation Rank #33

Summary

The Automated Water Extraction Index with Shadows Elimination (AWEIsh) is a water spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 2014; its source is cited as Gudina L. Feyisa, Henrik Meilby, Rasmus Fensholt, & Simon R. Proud (2014). Automated Water Extraction Index: A new technique for surface water mapping using Landsat imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.08.029 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 90.1th percentile overall, ranking 33 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 28 indices published within two years of 2014, it ranks 2 (100th percentile). Within the water application domain, it is in the 93.55th percentile and ranks 4 out of 31 indices with citation data. Among the 7 similarly aged water indices, it ranks 2 (100th percentile).

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Formula

B + 2.5 * G - 1.5 * (N + S1) - 0.25 * S2

Bands

B

Blue.

G

Green.

N

Near-Infrared (NIR).

S1

Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) 1.

S2

Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) 2.

Polarizations

No radar polarizations are used in this index.

Constants

No constants are used in this index.

Reductions

No contextual reductions are used in this index.

Released under the MIT License.