NNear-Infrared (NIR).
PIPlastic Index
WaterMultispectralCitation Rank #195
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Summary
The Plastic Index (PI) is a water spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 2020; its source is cited as Kyriacos Themistocleous, Christiana Papoutsa, Silas Michaelides, & Diofantos Hadjimitsis (2020). Investigating Detection of Floating Plastic Litter from Space Using Sentinel-2 Imagery. Remote Sensing, 12(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12162648 .
Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 38.8th percentile overall, ranking 195 out of 317 indices with citation data. Among the 76 indices published within two years of 2020, it ranks 21 (73.68th percentile). Within the water application domain, it is in the 62.5th percentile and ranks 13 out of 32 indices with citation data. Among the 14 similarly aged water indices, it ranks 2 (92.86th percentile).
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Formula
N/(N + R)Bands
RRed.