Thematic mapper vegetation indices for determining soybean and corn growth parameters

The use of thematic mapper data to study crop growth parameters has primarily been conducted with hand-held and truck-mounted radiometers. In addition, most studies have not used mid-infrared bands to develop vegetation indices. This study used Landsat thematic mapper data and crop parameter data fr...

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Main Authors: Thenkabail, Prasad S., Ward, A.D., Lyon, J., Merry, C.J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1994
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100905
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author Thenkabail, Prasad S.
Ward, A.D.
Lyon, J.
Merry, C.J.
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description The use of thematic mapper data to study crop growth parameters has primarily been conducted with hand-held and truck-mounted radiometers. In addition, most studies have not used mid-infrared bands to develop vegetation indices. This study used Landsat thematic mapper data and crop parameter data from corn and soybean fields in northern Ohio (1) to develop plant-water sensitive vegetation indices that included the mid-infrared, near-infrared, and red bands; and (2) to compare the ability of different vegetation indices to estimate crop yield, leaf area index, wet biomass, dry biomass, and plant height. Indices which included the mid-infrared thematic mapper bands 5 and 7 performed equal to or better than the widely used near-infrared band 4 and red band 3. The best relationships between vegetation indices and crop parameters had Spearman non-parametric correlation coefficients of 0.80 to 0.89 for all parameters except crop yield which was not highly correlated with the vegetation indices.
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spelling CGSpace1009052023-06-13T06:38:40Z Thematic mapper vegetation indices for determining soybean and corn growth parameters Thenkabail, Prasad S. Ward, A.D. Lyon, J. Merry, C.J. yields soybeans The use of thematic mapper data to study crop growth parameters has primarily been conducted with hand-held and truck-mounted radiometers. In addition, most studies have not used mid-infrared bands to develop vegetation indices. This study used Landsat thematic mapper data and crop parameter data from corn and soybean fields in northern Ohio (1) to develop plant-water sensitive vegetation indices that included the mid-infrared, near-infrared, and red bands; and (2) to compare the ability of different vegetation indices to estimate crop yield, leaf area index, wet biomass, dry biomass, and plant height. Indices which included the mid-infrared thematic mapper bands 5 and 7 performed equal to or better than the widely used near-infrared band 4 and red band 3. The best relationships between vegetation indices and crop parameters had Spearman non-parametric correlation coefficients of 0.80 to 0.89 for all parameters except crop yield which was not highly correlated with the vegetation indices. 1994-04 2019-04-24T12:29:33Z 2019-04-24T12:29:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100905 en Open Access Thenkabail, P., Ward, A.D., Lyon, J. & Merry, C.J. (1994). Thematic mapper vegetation indices for determining soybean and corn growth parameters. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 60(4), 437-442.
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Thenkabail, Prasad S.
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Merry, C.J.
Thematic mapper vegetation indices for determining soybean and corn growth parameters
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title_full Thematic mapper vegetation indices for determining soybean and corn growth parameters
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