Table 5. Summarized values of the Variance, Covariance, “a” parameter, Attenuation coefficients, and DII equation generated from analysis of Landsat-8 OLI data

Band Variance Band Pairs Covariance a Ki/Kj Depth in variant index (DII)
Ln (B2) 0.159 Ln (B2) vs Ln (B3) 0.108214 0.371 1.438 Y = ln(B2) – 1.438 × ln (B3)
Ln (B3) 0.078 Ln (B2) vs Ln (B4) 0.071017 0.837 2.141 Y = ln(B2) – 2.141 × ln (B4)
Ln (B4) 0.040 Ln (B3) vs Ln (B4) 0.052665 0.365 1.430 Y = ln(B3) – 1.430 × ln (B4)