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Table 2 Calculation methods and reflectance of spectral indices

From: Estimation of nitrate nitrogen content in cotton petioles under drip irrigation based on wavelet neural network approach using spectral indices

Spectral index

Abbreviation

Formula

References

Trilateral parameters

Red edge amplitude

Dr

Maximum first derivative within 680–760

[38]

Red edge area

SDr

Sum of first derivative values in red edge

[38]

Yellow edge amplitude

Dy

Maximum first derivative within 560–640

[39]

Yellow edge area

SDy

Sum of first derivative values in yellow edge

[39]

Blue edge amplitude

Db

Maximum first derivative within 490–530

[39]

Blue edge area

SDb

Sum of first derivative values in blue edge

[39]

Vegetation index

Red edge ratio spectral index

RD

R740/R720

[40]

Red edge model index

CIred-edge

(R780/R710) − 1

[41]

Normalized difference red edge index

NDRE

(R790R720)/(R790 + R720)

[42]

Normalized difference spectral index

ND705

(R750 − R705)/(R750 + R705)

[43]

Near infrared ratio spectral index

NIR

R780/R740

[44]

Red edge ratio spectral index

RI-1 dB

R735/R720

[45]