GGreen.
GLIGreen Leaf Index
VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #75
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 76.66th percentile overall, ranking 75 out of 317 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 68.54th percentile and ranks 68 out of 213 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.