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VVVHRVV-VH Ratio

VegetationRadarCitation Rank #163

Summary

The VV-VH Ratio (VVVHR) is a vegetation spectral index intended for radar sensing. It was introduced in 2019; its source is cited as Rouhollah Nasirzadehdizaji, Fusun Balik Sanli, Saygin Abdikan, Ziyadin Cakir, Aliihsan Sekertekin, & Mustafa Ustuner (2019). Sensitivity Analysis of Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 SAR Parameters to Crop Height and Canopy Coverage. Applied Sciences, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/app9040655 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 49.53th percentile overall, ranking 163 out of 317 indices with citation data. Among the 70 indices published within two years of 2019, it ranks 13 (85.71th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 35.68th percentile and ranks 140 out of 213 indices with citation data. Among the 36 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 10 (80.56th percentile).

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Formula

VV/VH
Index familyRadar

Bands

No spectral, thermal, or hyperspectral bands are used in this index.

Polarizations

VV

Vertical transmit, vertical receive radar polarization.

VH

Vertical transmit, horizontal receive radar polarization.

Constants

No constants are used in this index.

Reductions

No contextual reductions are used in this index.

Released under the MIT License.