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Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5057

Approximating Tasseled Cap Values to Evaluate Brightness, Greenness, and Wetness for the Advanced Land Imager (ALI)

By Kristina H. Yamamoto and Michael P. Finn

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The Tasseled Cap transformation is a method of image band conversion to enhance spectral information. It primarily is used to detect vegetation using the derived brightness, greenness, and wetness bands. An approximation of Tasseled Cap values for the Advanced Land Imager was investigated and compared to the Landsat Thematic Mapper Tasseled Cap values. Despite sharing similar spectral, temporal, and spatial resolution, the two systems are not interchangeable with regard to Tasseled Cap matrices.

First posted April 10, 2012

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Yamamoto, K.H., and Finn, M.P., 2012, Approximating tasseled cap values to evaluate brightness, greenness, and wetness for the Advanced Land Imager (ALI): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5057, 9 p.



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Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Results

Discussion

References Cited


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