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AshburnVIAshburn Vegetation Index

VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #271

Summary

The Ashburn Vegetation Index (AshburnVI) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 1979; its source is cited as P. Ashburn (1979). The vegetative index number and crop identification. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19800007243 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 13.74th percentile overall, ranking 271 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 2 indices published within two years of 1979, it ranks 2 (50th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 13.27th percentile and ranks 184 out of 211 indices with citation data. Among the 2 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 2 (50th percentile).

Formula

2.0 * N2 - R

Bands

N2

Near-Infrared (NIR) 2.

R

Red.

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.

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