The Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index and its Potential Utility for Gap Analysis

Authors

Geoffrey M. Henebry, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Andrés Viña, Michigan State UniversityFollow
Anatoly A. Gitelson, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2004

Comments

Published in Gap Analysis Bulletin (2003/2004) no. 12: 50-56. Published by the United States Department of the Interior and the United States Geological Survey. Also available at http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/Bulletins/12/The%20Wide%20Dynamic%20Range%20Vegetation%20Index.htm

Abstract

In this brief note, the authors illustrate the prevalence of reduced sensitivity of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), introduce the Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index (WDRVI), and illustrate the advantages of the WDVRI over the NDVI using Landsat ETM+ data that spans a range of canopy densities.