WCI1Wheat Canopy Index (Growth Stage 1)

Formula ​

-1.0 * ((B - R + RE1)/(B + R + RE1 + epsilon)) * ((G + R)/(B + N + epsilon))

Classification ​

• Application domain: Vegetation
• Sensing modalities: Multispectral

Bands ​

• B: Blue.
• R: Red.
• RE1: Red Edge 1.
• G: Green.
• N: Near-Infrared (NIR).

Polarizations ​

No radar polarizations are used in this index.

Constants ​

Source Companions ​

These indices are part of the same scientific source:

• KDI
• WCI2
• WCI3

Contributor ​

Index contributed by https://github.com/davemlz on 2026-05-27.