Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 0.1509 [450:520] + 0.1973 [520:600] + 0.3279 [630:690] + 0.3406 [760:900] - 0.7112 [1550:1750] - 0.4572 [2080:2350]
Specific Formula 0.1509 Blue + 0.1973 Green + 0.3279 Red + 0.3406 NIR - 0.7112 SWIRI - 0.4572 SWIRII
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name LandsatTM (Landsat4,5)
Full Name Landsat Thematic Mapper
Bands 7
Spectrum [nm] 450-12500
Spat.Res. [m] 30-120
Inclination 0
Platform Landsat
Operator NASA / USGS
Date of Launch 1984-03-01
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Tasselled Cap - wetness
Abbreviation WET
Formula 0.1509 [450:520] + 0.1973 [520:600] + 0.3279 [630:690] + 0.3406 [760:900] - 0.7112 [1550:1750] - 0.4572 [2080:2350]
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 450:520,520:600,630:690,760:900,1550:1750,2080:2350
Source Original formula
Description Für Landsat: 0.1509(Band 1) + 0.1973(Band 2) + 0.3279(Band 3) + 0.3406(Band 4) - 0.7112(Band 5) - 0.4572(Band 7)

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Crist, Eric P.; Cicone, Richard C. - A Physically-Based Transformation of Thematic Mapper Data---The TM Tasseled Cap 1984
2 Ferencz, C.; Bognar, P.; Lichtenberger, J.; Hamar, D.; Tarscai, G.; Timar, G.; Molnar, G.; Pasztor, S.; Steinbach, P.; Szekely, B.; Ferencz, O. E.; Ferencz-Arkos, I. - Crop yield estimation by satellite remote sensing 2004
3 Friedl, M. A.; Schimel, D. S.; Michaelsen, J.; Davis, F. W.; Walker, H. - Estimating grassland biomass and leaf area index using ground and satellite data 1994
4 Kauth, R. J. and Thomas, G. S. - The tasselled cap - a graphic description of the spectraltemporal development of agricultural crops as seen by Landsat 1976
5 Thenkabail, P. S.; Smith, R. B.; De Pauw, E. - Evaluation of narrowband and broadband vegetation indices for determining optimal hyperspectral wavebands for agricultural crop characterization 2002

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