GGreen.
GLIGreen Leaf Index
VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #70
Skip to content No radar polarizations are used in this index. No constants are used in this index. No contextual reductions are used in this index.
Summary
The Green Leaf Index (GLI) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 2001; its source is cited as Mounir Louhaichi, Michael M. Borman, & Douglas E. Johnson (2001). Spatially Located Platform and Aerial Photography for Documentation of Grazing Impacts on Wheat. Geocarto International, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/10106040108542184 .
Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 77.96th percentile overall, ranking 70 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 41 indices published within two years of 2001, it ranks 18 (58.54th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 70.62th percentile and ranks 63 out of 211 indices with citation data. Among the 33 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 17 (51.52th percentile).
Formula
(2.0 * G - R - B) / (2.0 * G + R + B)Bands
RRed.
BBlue.