RNDSI: A ratio normalized difference soil index for remote sensing of urban/suburban environments

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-48

  Deng, Yingbin ^a   Wu, Changshan ^a,b   Li, Miao ^c   Chen, Renrong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biophysical composition index (BCI); Enhanced built up and bareness index (EBBI); Land use land cover change (LUCC); Soil index Ratio normalized difference soil index (RNDSI)

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE INDEX; BIOPHYSICS; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84943527648     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2015.02.010     Document Type: Article

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