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Author Kauth, R. J. and Thomas, G. S.
Title The tasselled cap - a graphic description of the spectraltemporal development of agricultural crops as seen by Landsat
Journal Procs. Symposium on Machine Processing of Remotely Sensed Data
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Date/Year 1976
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Publisher Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Pages 41-51
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Indices

Nr. Name General Formula Comment
1 Tasselled Cap - brightness 0.3037 [450:520] + 0.2793 [520:600] + 0.4743 [630:690] + 0.5585 [760:900] + 0.5082 [1150:1750] + 0.1863 [2080:2350]
2 Tasselled Cap - Green Vegetation Index MSS -0.283 [500:600] - 0.660 [600:700] + 0.577 [700:800] + 0.388 [800:1100]
3 Tasselled Cap - Non Such Index MSS -0.016 [500:600] + 0.131 [600:700] - 0.425 [700:800] + 0.882 [800:1100]
4 Tasselled Cap - nonesuch
5 Tasselled Cap - Soil Brightness Index MSS 0.332 [500:600] + 0.603 [600:700] + 0.675 [700:800] + 0.262 [800:1100]
6 Tasselled Cap - vegetation -0.2848 [450:520] - 0.2435 [520:600] - 0.5436 [630:690] + 0.7243 [760:900] + 0.0840 [1550:1750] - 0.1800 [2080:2350]
7 Tasselled Cap - wetness 0.1509 [450:520] + 0.1973 [520:600] + 0.3279 [630:690] + 0.3406 [760:900] - 0.7112 [1550:1750] - 0.4572 [2080:2350]
8 Tasselled Cap - Yellow Vegetation Index MSS -0.899 [500:600] + 0.428 [600:700] + 0.076 [700:800] - 0.041 [800:1100]

Sensors

Nr. Name Spectral Range Bands Calculated Comment
1 LandsatTM (Landsat4,5) 450-12500 7

Applications

Nr. Name Comment
1 Vegetation

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