BBlue.
TMTCbrightnessThematic Mapper Tasseled Cap Brightness Feature
VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #54
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Summary
The Thematic Mapper Tasseled Cap Brightness Feature (TMTCbrightness) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 1984; its source is cited as Eric P. Crist, & Richard C. Cicone (1984). A Physically-Based Transformation of Thematic Mapper Data---The TM Tasseled Cap. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, GE-22(3). https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.1984.350619 .
Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 83.07th percentile overall, ranking 54 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 6 indices published within two years of 1984, it ranks 1 (100th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 77.25th percentile and ranks 49 out of 211 indices with citation data. Among the 6 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 1 (100th percentile).
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Formula
0.3037 * B + 0.2793 * G + 0.4743 * R + 0.5585 * N + 0.5082 * S1 + 0.1863 * S2Index familyTasseled Cap
Bands
GGreen.
RRed.
NNear-Infrared (NIR).
S1Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) 1.
S2Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) 2.