| TCI Algorithm Specification | ![]() |
The TCI operator algorithm computes the Triangular
Chlorophyll Index from a given
product.
The TCI results from the following equation:
TCI = 1.2 * (RE1 - G) - 1.5 * (R - G) * pow((RE1 / R) ,
0.5)
, where:
The bands are:
- G is the Green band
- RE1 is the Red Edge 1 band
- R is the Red band
Also the processor computes an additional flags band called 'tci_flags' with the following bit coding:
| Bit Position | Description |
|---|---|
| Bit 0 | The computed value for TCI is NAN or is Infinite |
| Bit 1 | The computed value for TCI is less than -1 (minus one) |
| Bit 2 | The computed value for TCI is greater than 1 (one) |