ABSTRACT

GnyLi A hyperspectral vegetation index involving 5 hyperspectral narrow bands developed by Martin Gnyp Leon, Fei Li, and Georg Bareth et al.

HICO Hyperspectral Imager for Coastal Oceans sensor, NASA’s Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HREP-HICO)

HBSIs Hyperspectral biomass and structural indices HNBs Hyperspectral narrow bands HVIs Hyperspectral vegetation indices (HVIs) HyspIRI Hyperspectral infrared imager, next-genera-

tion hyperspectral sensor by NASA MBHVI Multiple band hyperspectral vegetation indices MNF Minimum noise fraction NASA National Atmospheric and Space

Administration

Acronyms and Defin tions .................................................................................................................201 9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 202 9.2 Hyperspectral Sensors ........................................................................................................... 203

9.3 Data Mining and Data Redundancy of Hyperspectral Data ............................................210 9.4 Hughes’ Phenomenon and the Need for Data Mining ......................................................210 9.5 Methods of Hyperspectral Data Analysis ............................................................................212 9.6 Optimal Hyperspectral Narrowbands .................................................................................213 9.7 Hyperspectral Vegetation Indices .........................................................................................213