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MSIMoisture Stress Index

VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #52

Summary

The Moisture Stress Index (MSI) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 1989; its source is cited as E HUNTJR, & B ROCK (1989). Detection of changes in leaf water content using Near- and Middle-Infrared reflectances☆. Remote Sensing of Environment, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-4257(89)90046-1 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 83.71th percentile overall, ranking 52 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 10 indices published within two years of 1989, it ranks 3 (80th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 78.2th percentile and ranks 47 out of 211 indices with citation data. Among the 10 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 3 (80th percentile).

Formula

S1/N

Bands

S1

Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) 1.

N

Near-Infrared (NIR).

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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