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NBRT3Normalized Burn Ratio Thermal 3

BurnMultispectralThermalCitation Rank #222

Summary

The Normalized Burn Ratio Thermal 3 (NBRT3) is a burn spectral index intended for multispectral and thermal sensing. It was introduced in 2005; its source is cited as Z. A. Holden, A. M. S. Smith, P. Morgan, M. G. Rollins, & P. E. Gessler (2005). Evaluation of novel thermally enhanced spectral indices for mapping fire perimeters and comparisons with fire atlas data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(21). https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160500239008 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 30.91th percentile overall, ranking 222 out of 317 indices with citation data. Among the 47 indices published within two years of 2005, it ranks 40 (21.28th percentile). Within the burn application domain, it is in the 61.11th percentile and ranks 10 out of 18 indices with citation data. Among the 11 similarly aged burn indices, it ranks 7 (63.64th percentile).

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Formula

((N - (T / 10000.0)) - S2) / ((N - (T / 10000.0)) + S2)

Bands

N

Near-Infrared (NIR).

T

Thermal Infrared.

S2

Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) 2.

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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