CSIChar Soil Index

Summary

The Char Soil Index (CSI) is a burn spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 2005; its source is cited as Alistair M.S. Smith, Martin J. Wooster, Nick A. Drake, Frederick M. Dipotso, Michael J. Falkowski, & Andrew T. Hudak (2005). Testing the potential of multi-spectral remote sensing for retrospectively estimating fire severity in African Savannahs. Remote Sensing of Environment, 97(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2005.04.014 🡕.

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 43.53th percentile overall, ranking 180 out of 317 indices with citation data. Among the 47 indices published within two years of 2005, it ranks 27 (44.68th percentile). Within the burn application domain, it is in the 94.44th percentile and ranks 2 out of 18 indices with citation data. Among the 11 similarly aged burn indices, it ranks 1 (100th percentile).