Index: Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 2

Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 2

Basic information

Name	Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 2
Abbreviation	MCARI2
Formula	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (800nm - 670nm) - 1.3 (800nm - 550nm)}{\sqrt{{(2 800nm + 1)}^{2} - (6 800nm - 5 \sqrt{670nm}) - 0.5}})$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	550,670,800
Source	Original formula
Description

Visualisation of required spectral range

Bands
zoom Bands

Sensors

Nr.	Name	Spectral Range	Bands	Specific Formula	Calculated
1	AHS	428.5-13140	80	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (13 - 9) - 1.3 (13 - 5)}{\sqrt{{(2 13 + 1)}^{2} - (6 13 - 5 \sqrt{9}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
2	AISA	400-2506.7	498	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (174 - 118) - 1.3 (174 - 66)}{\sqrt{{(2 174 + 1)}^{2} - (6 174 - 5 \sqrt{118}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
3	ALI	433-2350	10	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (MS___4 - MS___3) - 1.3 (MS___4 - MS___2)}{\sqrt{{(2 MS___4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 MS___4 - 5 \sqrt{MS___3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
4	ALOS	0-890	6	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (5 - 4) - 1.3 (5 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 5 + 1)}^{2} - (6 5 - 5 \sqrt{4}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
5	ARIES-1	400-2587	105	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (22 - 15) - 1.3 (22 - 8)}{\sqrt{{(2 22 + 1)}^{2} - (6 22 - 5 \sqrt{15}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
6	ASAS	400-1020	62	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (40 - 27) - 1.3 (40 - 15)}{\sqrt{{(2 40 + 1)}^{2} - (6 40 - 5 \sqrt{27}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
7	ASTER	520-11650	15	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (VNIR_Band3N - VNIR_Band2) - 1.3 (VNIR_Band3N - VNIR_Band1)}{\sqrt{{(2 VNIR_Band3N + 1)}^{2} - (6 VNIR_Band3N - 5 \sqrt{VNIR_Band2}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
8	AVIRIS	355.15-2515	224	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (48 - 34) - 1.3 (48 - 21)}{\sqrt{{(2 48 + 1)}^{2} - (6 48 - 5 \sqrt{34}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
9	AVIS	550-994	74	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (42 - 20) - 1.3 (42 - 1)}{\sqrt{{(2 42 + 1)}^{2} - (6 42 - 5 \sqrt{20}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
10	Azimuth Systems AZ-16	0-13000	12	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (7 - 5) - 1.3 (7 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 7 + 1)}^{2} - (6 7 - 5 \sqrt{5}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
11	CASI spectral	391-905.5	96	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (77 - 53) - 1.3 (77 - 30)}{\sqrt{{(2 77 + 1)}^{2} - (6 77 - 5 \sqrt{53}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
12	CBERS-1/CBERS-2	450-890	8	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (infrared - red) - 1.3 (infrared - green)}{\sqrt{{(2 infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 infrared - 5 \sqrt{red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
13	ChrisProbaM1	406-1003	62	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (A44 - A25) - 1.3 (A44 - A13)}{\sqrt{{(2 A44 + 1)}^{2} - (6 A44 - 5 \sqrt{A25}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
14	ChrisProbaM5	438-1036	37	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (H24 - H8) - 1.3 (H24 - H4)}{\sqrt{{(2 H24 + 1)}^{2} - (6 H24 - 5 \sqrt{H8}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
15	CZCS	433-12500	6	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (5 - 4) - 1.3 (5 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 5 + 1)}^{2} - (6 5 - 5 \sqrt{4}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
16	Daedalus	0-13000	12	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (7 - 5) - 1.3 (7 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 7 + 1)}^{2} - (6 7 - 5 \sqrt{5}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
17	DAIS-7915	400-12600	79	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (22 - 15) - 1.3 (22 - 8)}{\sqrt{{(2 22 + 1)}^{2} - (6 22 - 5 \sqrt{15}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
18	Deimos-2	420-890	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (MS4 - MS3) - 1.3 (MS4 - MS2)}{\sqrt{{(2 MS4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 MS4 - 5 \sqrt{MS3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
19	DubaiSat-1	420-890	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (MS4_Near_Infrared - MS3_Red) - 1.3 (MS4_Near_Infrared - MS2_Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 MS4_Near_Infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 MS4_Near_Infrared - 5 \sqrt{MS3_Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
20	Early Bird	450-890	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
21	EnMap	420-2450	244	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (59 - 39) - 1.3 (59 - 20)}{\sqrt{{(2 59 + 1)}^{2} - (6 59 - 5 \sqrt{39}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
22	Formosat-2	450-900	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (B4 - B3) - 1.3 (B4 - B2)}{\sqrt{{(2 B4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 B4 - 5 \sqrt{B3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
23	GeoEye-1	450-920	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR1 - Red) - 1.3 (NIR1 - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR1 + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR1 - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
24	GLI	375-12500	36	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (23 - 11) - 1.3 (23 - 8)}{\sqrt{{(2 23 + 1)}^{2} - (6 23 - 5 \sqrt{11}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
25	HYDICE	400-2500	210	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (40 - 27) - 1.3 (40 - 15)}{\sqrt{{(2 40 + 1)}^{2} - (6 40 - 5 \sqrt{27}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
26	HyMap	429-2493.8	126	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (25 - 16) - 1.3 (25 - 9)}{\sqrt{{(2 25 + 1)}^{2} - (6 25 - 5 \sqrt{16}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
27	Hyperion	349.896-2582.28	242	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (B45 - B32) - 1.3 (B45 - B20)}{\sqrt{{(2 B45 + 1)}^{2} - (6 B45 - 5 \sqrt{B32}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
28	IKONOS-2	445-900	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (nahe_Infrarot - Rot) - 1.3 (nahe_Infrarot - Gr?n)}{\sqrt{{(2 nahe_Infrarot + 1)}^{2} - (6 nahe_Infrarot - 5 \sqrt{Rot}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
29	INSAT-2E	550-12500	6	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (CCD_Near_Infrared - CCD_Visible) - 1.3 (CCD_Near_Infrared - VHRR_Visible)}{\sqrt{{(2 CCD_Near_Infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 CCD_Near_Infrared - 5 \sqrt{CCD_Visible}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
30	IRS-1A	450-860	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
31	IRS-1B	450-860	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
32	IRS-1C	500-1700	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR - Red) - 1.3 (NIR - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
33	IRS-1D	500-1700	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR - Red) - 1.3 (NIR - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
34	IRS-P2	450-860	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
35	Kompsat-2	0-900	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (5 - 4) - 1.3 (5 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 5 + 1)}^{2} - (6 5 - 5 \sqrt{4}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
36	LandsatETM+ (Landsat7)	450-12500	8	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR - Red) - 1.3 (NIR - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
37	LandsatMSS (Landsat1-3)	500-1100	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (3 - 2) - 1.3 (3 - 1)}{\sqrt{{(2 3 + 1)}^{2} - (6 3 - 5 \sqrt{2}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
38	LandsatTM (Landsat4,5)	450-12500	7	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR - Red) - 1.3 (NIR - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
39	MMR	450-2300	7	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
40	Monitor-E	510-900	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
41	Orbview-1	450-900	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (5 - 4) - 1.3 (5 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 5 + 1)}^{2} - (6 5 - 5 \sqrt{4}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
42	Orbview-4	450-2450	200	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (35 - 22) - 1.3 (35 - 10)}{\sqrt{{(2 35 + 1)}^{2} - (6 35 - 5 \sqrt{22}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
43	PHI	400-1000.35	244	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (163 - 110) - 1.3 (163 - 61)}{\sqrt{{(2 163 + 1)}^{2} - (6 163 - 5 \sqrt{110}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
44	Pleiades-1	430-950	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR1 - Red) - 1.3 (NIR1 - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR1 + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR1 - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
45	QuickBird	450-900	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (near_infrared - red) - 1.3 (near_infrared - green)}{\sqrt{{(2 near_infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 near_infrared - 5 \sqrt{red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
46	RapidEye	440-850	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (Near_Infrared - Red) - 1.3 (Near_Infrared - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 Near_Infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 Near_Infrared - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
47	Resource21	450-1650	6	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
48	Resurs-DK1	500-800	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (4 - 3) - 1.3 (4 - 2)}{\sqrt{{(2 4 + 1)}^{2} - (6 4 - 5 \sqrt{3}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
49	SCIAMACHY	240-2380	15	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (PMD4_NIR - PMD3_VIS) - 1.3 (PMD4_NIR - VIS1)}{\sqrt{{(2 PMD4_NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 PMD4_NIR - 5 \sqrt{PMD3_VIS}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
50	Sentinel-2A	433-2280	13	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (8 - 4) - 1.3 (8 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 8 + 1)}^{2} - (6 8 - 5 \sqrt{4}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
51	SIS	450-900	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (5 - 4) - 1.3 (5 - 3)}{\sqrt{{(2 5 + 1)}^{2} - (6 5 - 5 \sqrt{4}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
52	SPOT 1-3	500-890	4	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (near_infrared - red) - 1.3 (near_infrared - green)}{\sqrt{{(2 near_infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 near_infrared - 5 \sqrt{red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
53	SPOT 4	500-1750	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (near_infrared - red) - 1.3 (near_infrared - green)}{\sqrt{{(2 near_infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 near_infrared - 5 \sqrt{red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
54	SPOT 5	480-1750	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (near_infrared - red) - 1.3 (near_infrared - green)}{\sqrt{{(2 near_infrared + 1)}^{2} - (6 near_infrared - 5 \sqrt{red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
55	SPOT 6	450-890	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR - RED) - 1.3 (NIR - GREEN)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR - 5 \sqrt{RED}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
56	SPOT 7	450-890	5	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR - RED) - 1.3 (NIR - GREEN)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR - 5 \sqrt{RED}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
57	UK-DMC 2	520-900	3	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR - Red) - 1.3 (NIR - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
58	WorldView-2	400-1040	9	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (NIR1 - Red) - 1.3 (NIR1 - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 NIR1 + 1)}^{2} - (6 NIR1 - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic
59	WorldView-3	400-2365	29	$(1.5 \frac{2.5 (Near_IR1 - Red) - 1.3 (Near_IR1 - Green)}{\sqrt{{(2 Near_IR1 + 1)}^{2} - (6 Near_IR1 - 5 \sqrt{Red}) - 0.5}})$	Automatic

Applications

Nr.	Name	Comment
1	Vegetation
2	Vegetation - Chlorophyll

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Haboudane, Driss; Miller, John R.; Pattey, Elizabeth; Zarco-Tejada, Pablo J.; Strachan, Ian B. - Hyperspectral vegetation indices and novel algorithms for predicting green LAI of crop canopies: Modeling and validation in the context of precision agriculture	2004
2	Main, Russell; Cho, Moses Azong; Mathieu, Renaud; O?Kennedy, Martha M.; Ramoelo, Abel; Koch, Susan - An investigation into robust spectral indices for leaf chlorophyll estimation	2011