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BCCBlue Chromatic Coordinate

VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #86

Summary

The Blue Chromatic Coordinate (BCC) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 1987; its source is cited as Alan R Gillespie, Anne B Kahle, & Richard E Walker (1987). Color enhancement of highly correlated images. II. Channel ratio and “chromaticity” transformation techniques. Remote Sensing of Environment, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-4257(87)90088-5 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 72.84th percentile overall, ranking 86 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 6 indices published within two years of 1987, it ranks 3 (66.67th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 63.98th percentile and ranks 77 out of 211 indices with citation data. Among the 6 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 3 (66.67th percentile).

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Formula

B / (R + G + B)

Bands

B

Blue.

R

Red.

G

Green.

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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