Generality of Relationships Between Leaf Pigment Contents and Spectral Vegetation Indices

Generality of relationships between leaf pigment contents and spectral vegetation indices

Lea Hallik1, 2, 6, Taras Kazantsev2,3, Andres Kuusk1, Jeroni Galmés4, Magdalena Tomás4, Ülo Niinemets2, 5

1Tartu Observatory, Observatooriumi 1, Tõravere, 61602 Tartumaa, Estonia

2Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, Tartu 51014, Estonia

3Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth, Institute of Geological Science, NASU, Gonchara str. 55-b, 01601, Kyiv, Ukraine

4Research Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa Km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain

5Estonian Academy of Sciences, Kohtu 6, 10130 Tallinn, Estonia

6Corresponding author e-mail:

Springer Journal – Regional Environmental Change

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target / name / link / formula
Chla+b / mNDVI8 / Mutanga & Skidmore, 2004 / (R755-R730)/(R755+R730)
Chla+b / mNDVI1 / Mutanga & Skidmore, 2004 / (R755-R745)/(R755+R745)
Chla+b / NDRE / Barnes & Clarke, 2000; Guyot & Baret, 1988 / (R790-R720)/(R790+R720)
Chla+b / -- / Thenkabail et al., 2013; Thenkabail, Smith, & Pauw, 2000 / (R855-R720)/(R855+R720)
Chla+b / ND 780, 712 / Féret et al., 2011 / (R780-R712)/(R780+R712)
Chla+b / IR 708, 775 / Féret et al., 2011 / R708/R775
Chla+b / -- / after Vogelmann, Rock, & Moss, 1993 / (R734-R747)/(R715+R726)
Chla+b / -- / after Vogelmann et al., 1993 / R740/R720
Chla+b / DD (Double Difference Index) / Le Maire, François, & Dufrêne, 2004 / (R749-R720)-(R701-672)
Chla+b / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R885-R705)/(R725-R705)
Chla+b / -- / Gitelson, Gritz, & Merzlyak, 2003 / (R750-800/R695-740) - 1
Chla+b / -- / Datt, 1999 / (R850-R710)/(R850-R680)
Chla+b / NDVI[705,750] / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1994 / (R750-R705)/(R750+R705)
Chla+b / -- / Le Maire et al., 2008 / (R935-R715)/(R935+R715+2R405)
Chla+b / -- / Le Maire et al., 2008 / 2R710-R660-R760
Chla+b / -- / Maccioni, Agati, & Mazzinghi, 2001 / (R780-R710)/(R780-R680)
Chla+b / MSR[705, 750] / Wu et al., 2008 / cust 705, 750
Chla+b / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / R830/R735
Chla+b / -- / Le Maire et al., 2008 / (R935-R705)/(R935+R705)
Chla+b / NDVIhyper / Gitelson, Kaufman, & Merzlyak, 1996 / (R780-R550)/(R780+R550)
Chla+b / CI red edge / Gitelson, 2005 / (R750/R710)-1
Chla+b / -- / Zarco-Tejada & Miller, 1999 / R750/R710
Chla+b / CI (coloration) / Liu & Moore, 1990 / (R800-R550)/R800
Chla+b / Chl red edge / Gitelson, 2006 / (R760/R708)-1
Chla+b / Chl green / Gitelson, 2006 / (R760/R550)-1
Chla+b / MCARI710 / Wu et al., 2009 / cust 550, 710, 750
Chla+b / -- / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1997 / R750/R550
Chla+b / SR705 / Sims & Gamon, 2002 / R750/R705
Chla+b / -- / Buschmann & Nagel, 1993 / R800/R550
Chla+b / -- / Gitelson et al., 2003 / (R800/R550)-1
Chla+b / -- / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1997 / R750/R700
Chla+b / -- / Merzlyak, Solovchenko, & Gitelson, 2003 / R800/R700-1
Chla+b / MCARI/OSAVI [705/750] / Wu et al., 2008 / cust 550, 705, 750
Chla+b / MCARI [705, 750] / Wu et al., 2008 / cust 550, 705, 750
Chla+b / TCARI/OSAVI[670, 800] / Wu et al., 2008 / cust 550, 670, 700, 800
Chla+b / TCARI/OSAVI[705,750] / Wu et al., 2008 / cust 550, 705, 750
Chla+b / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R555-R755)/R560
Chla+b / -- / Maccioni et al., 2001 / R542/R750
Chla+b / TCARI / Haboudane et al., 2002 / cust 700, 670, 550
Chla+b / MTCI / Dash & Curran, 2004 / (R754-R709)/(R709-R681)
Chla+b / -- / Vogelmann et al., 1993 / D715/D705
Chla+b / mND705 / Sims & Gamon, 2002 / (R750-R705)/(R750+R705-2R445)
Chla+b / -- / Datt, 1999 / D754/D704
Chla+b / PPR / Metternicht, 2003 / (R550-R450)/(R550+R450)
Chla+b / -- / Kochubey & Kazantsev, 2007 / D725/D702
Chla+b / -- / Carter, 1994 / R695/R760
Chla+b / mSR705 / Sims & Gamon, 2002 / (R750-R445)/(R705-R445)
Chla+b / -- / Kochubey & Kazantsev, 2007 / D715/D702
Chla+b / -- / Datt, 1998 / R672/(R550xR708)
Chla+b / -- / Le Maire et al., 2008 / R980-R720
Chla+b / -- / Datt, 1998 / R860/(R550xR708)
Chla+b / -- / Merzlyak et al., 2003 / R800/R640-1
Chla+b / CARI (Chlorophyll Absorption Ratio Index) / Kim et al., 1994 / cust 550, 670, 700
Chla+b / -- / Carter, 1994 / R695/R420
Chla+b / -- / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1997 / R752/R690
Chla+b / -- / Le Maire et al., 2008 / (R970-R405)/(R715-R405)
Chla+b / MCARI/OSAVI [670, 800] / Wu et al., 2008 / cust 550, 670, 700, 800
Chla+b / -- / Le Maire et al., 2008 / R970/R710
Chla+b / GI / Zarco-Tejada et al., 2005 / R554/R677
Chla+b / MCARI / Daughtry, 2000 / cust 550, 670, 700
Chla+b / REP LI (REP linear interpolation) / after Guyot & Baret, 1988 / cust 670 780 740 700
Chla+b / VI700 / Gitelson, et al., 2002 / (R700-R670)/(R700+R670)
Chla+b / -- / after McMurtrey, et al., 1994 / R700/R670
Chla+b / OSAVI / Haboudane, 2004 / cust 670, 800
Chla+b / DVI / Jordan, 1969 / R800-R670
Chla+b / -- / Underwood, 2003 / R683/R510
Chla+b / CUR (curvature) / Zarco-Tejada et al., 2001 / (R675*R690)/R683
Chla+b / MSR / Wu et al., 2008 / cust 800, 670
Chla+b / SR680 / Sims & Gamon, 2002 / R800/R680
Chla+b / NDVI[670,800] / Rouse and Haas, 1974 / (R800-R670)/(R800+R670)
Chla+b / -- / Merzlyak et al., 2003 / (R800/R678)-1
Chla+b / ND680 / Sims & Gamon, 2002 / (R800-R680)/(R800+R680)
Chla+b / -- / Jordan, 1969 / R800/R675
Chla+b / NPCI / Peñuelas, Gamon, & Fredeen, 1994 / (R680-R430)/(R680+R430)
Chla+b / BI (brightness) / Liu & Moore, 1990 / (R800+R700+R550)/sqrt(3)
Chla+b / mNDVI / afterSimsGamon, 2002 / (R800-R680)/(R800+R680+2R445)
Chla+b / Rre / Guyot & Baret, 1988 / (R670+R780)/2
Chla+b / mSR / after Sims & Gamon, 2002 / (R800-R445)/(R680-R445)
Chla+b / DPI / Zarco-Tejada et al., 2003 / (D688*D710)/D697^2
Chla+b / NPQI / Penuelas & Filella, 1995 / (R415-R435)/(R415+R435)
Chla+b / TVI / Broge & Leblanc, 2001 / cust 550, 670, 750
Chla+b / MCARI1 / Haboudane, 2004 / cust 800, 670, 550
Chla+b / MCARI2 / Haboudane, 2004 / cust 800 670 550
Chla / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / R770/R740
Chla / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R760-R720)/(R725-R720)
Chla / -- / Datt, 1999 / (R850-R710)/(R850-R680)
Chla / chlNDI / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1994 / (R750-R705)/(R750+R705)
Chla / -- / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1994 / R750/R705
Chla / -- / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1994 / R750/R555
Chla / -- / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1996 / R750/R700
Chla / -- / Gitelson & Merzlyak, 1996 / R750/R550
Chla / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / R645-R615
Chla / -- / Maccioni et al., 2001 / R706/R750
Chla / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R555-R755)/R565
Chla / -- / Datt, 1999 / D754/D704
Chla / -- / Datt, 1998 / R672/(R550xR708)
Chla / -- / Datt, 1998 / R860/(R550xR708)
Chla / -- / Chappelle, McMurtrey, 1992 / R675/R700
Chla / PSNDa1 / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800-R680)/(R800+R680)
Chla / PSNDa2 / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800-R675)/(R800+R675)
Chla / PSSRa1 / Blackburn, 1998 / R800/R680
Chla / PSSRa2 / Blackburn, 1998 / R800/R675
Chla / NPCI (Normalised Pigment chlorophyll Index) / Peñuelas et al., 1994 / (R680-R430)/(R680+R430)
Chlb / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / R810/R730
Chlb / -- / Maccioni et al., 2001 / R556/R750
Chlb / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R455-R745)/R590
Chlb / PSNDb1 / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800-R635)/(R800+R635)
Chlb / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R855-R735)/(R855+R735)
Chlb / PSSRb1 / Blackburn, 1998 / R800/R635
Chlb / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R575-R565)/R845
Chlb / -- / Chappelle et al., 1992 / R675/R650xR700
Chlb / PSNDb2 / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800-R650)/(R800+R650)
Chlb / PSSRb2 / Blackburn, 1998 / R800/R650
Chlb / -- / Bisun Datt, 1998 / R672/R550
Chlb / -- / Imanishi et al., 2010 / (R570-R585)/R720
Chlb / -- / Bisun Datt, 1998 / R860/R550
Car / ND 800, 530 / Féret et al., 2011 / (R800-R530)/(R800+R530)
Car / RI 530, 800 / Féret et al., 2011 / R530/R800
Car / -- / Bisun Datt, 1998 / R672/(R550xR708)
Car / -- / Bisun Datt, 1998 / R860/(R550xR708)
Car / -- / Thenkabail et al., 2013; Thenkabail et al., 2000 / (R550-R687)/(R550+R687)
Car / PSSRc1 / Blackburn, 1998 / R800/R500
Car / -- / Gitelson, 2011; Thenkabail et al., 2013 / (R550-R515)/(R550+R515)
Car / -- / Chappelle et al., 1992 / R760/R500
Car / PSNDc2 / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800 - R500 )/(R800+R500)
Car / PSSRc2 / Blackburn, 1998 / R800/R470
Car / PSNDc1 / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800 - R470)/(R800 + R470)
Car / -- / Merzlyak et al., 2003 / R800/R520-R800/R550
Car / -- / Merzlyak et al., 2003 / R800/R520-R800/R700
Car / CarRedEdge / Gitelson, 2006 / (1/R515-1/R700)xR760
Car / CarGreen / Gitelson, 2006 / (1/R515-1/R565)xR760
Car / CRI700 / Gitelson etal., 2002 / 1/(R510)-1/(R700)
Car / CRI550 / Gitelson, et al., 2002 / 1/(R510)-1/(R550)
Car / CRI700_3bands_m1 / Gitelson, et al., 2002 / {1/(R510)-1/(R750)}-1{1/(R700)-1/(R750)}
Car / CRI550_3bands_m1 / Gitelson, et al., 2002 / {1/(R510)-1/(R750)}-1{1/(R550)-1/(R750)}
Car / CRI700_3bands_m0.75 / Gitelson, et al., 2002 / {1/(R510)-1/(R750)}-0.75{1/(R700)-1/(R750)}
Car / CRI550_3bands_m0.75 / Gitelson, et al., 2002 / {1/(R510)-1/(R750)}-0.75{1/(R550)-1/(R750)}
Chl a/b / -- / Nicotra et al., 2003 / R696/R770
Chl a/b / -- / Siebke & Ball, 2009 / cust 626, 603, 647, 552
Car/Chl / SIPI1 / Peñuelas, Baret, & Filella, 1995 / (R800-R445)/(R800-R680)
Car/Chl / SIPI1a / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800-R445)/(R800-R680)
Car/Chl / SIPI3 / Blackburn, 1998 / (R800-R470)/(R800-R680)
Car/Chl / SIPI2 / Peñuelas et al., 1995 / (r800-r505)/(r800-r590)
Car/Chl / SIPI2a / Blackburn, 1998 / (r800-r505)/(r800-r590)
Car/Chl / -- / Merzlyak et al., 2003 / (R480-R678)/R800
Car/Chl / D681 / Richardson, Duigan, & Berlyn, 2002 / D681
Car/Chl / SRPI (Simple Ratio Pigment Index) / Penuelas & Filella, 1995 / R430/R680
Car/Chl / NDPI1 / Peñuelas et al., 1995 / (R420-R670)/(R420+R670)
Car/Chl / SRPI1 / Peñuelas et al., 1995 / R430/R665
Car/Chl / SRPI2 / Peñuelas et al., 1995 / R690/R705
Car/Chl / NDPI2 / Peñuelas et al., 1995 / (R590-R650)/(R590+R650)
Car/Chl / -- / Merzlyak et al., 2003 / (R500-R678)/R800
Car/Chl / PSRI / Merzlyak et al., 1999 / (R678 - R500)/R750
Car/Chl / NDPI3 / Peñuelas et al., 1995 / (R690-R705)/(R690+R705)