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SEVIShadow-Eliminated Vegetation Index

VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #269

Summary

The Shadow-Eliminated Vegetation Index (SEVI) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 2019; its source is cited as Hong Jiang, Sen Wang, Xiaojie Cao, Chenghai Yang, Zhaoming Zhang, & Xiaoqin Wang (2019). A shadow- eliminated vegetation index (SEVI) for removal of self and cast shadow effects on vegetation in rugged terrains. International Journal of Digital Earth, 12(9). https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2018.1495770 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 15.46th percentile overall, ranking 269 out of 317 indices with citation data. Among the 70 indices published within two years of 2019, it ranks 59 (17.14th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 14.08th percentile and ranks 184 out of 213 indices with citation data. Among the 36 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 28 (25th percentile).

Formula

(N/R) + fdelta * (1.0/R)

Bands

N

Near-Infrared (NIR).

R

Red.

Polarizations

No radar polarizations are used in this index.

Constants

fdelta

Adjustment factor to avoid under-elimination or over-elimination.

Default value0.581

Reductions

No contextual reductions are used in this index.

Released under the MIT License.