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Monitoring 10-m LST from the Combination MODIS/Sentinel-2, Validation in a High Contrast Semi-Arid Agroecosystem
2020
Downscaling techniques offer a solution to the lack of high-resolution satellite Thermal InfraRed (TIR) data and can bridge the gap until operational TIR missions accomplishing spatio-temporal requirements are available. These techniques are generally based on the Visible Near InfraRed (VNIR)-TIR variable relations at a coarse spatial resolution, and the assumption that the relationship between spectral bands is independent of the spatial resolution. In this work, we adopted a previous downscaling method and introduced some adjustments to the original formulation to improve the model performance. Maps of Land Surface Temperature (LST) with 10-m spatial resolution were obtained as output fro…
A New Algorithm for the Retrieval of Sun Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Water Bodies Exploiting the Detailed Spectral Shape of Water-Leaving Rad…
2021
Sun induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SICF) emitted by phytoplankton provides considerable insights into the vital role of the carbon productivity of the earth’s aquatic ecosystems. However, the SICF signal leaving a water body is highly affected by the high spectral variability of its optically active constituents. To disentangle the SICF emission from the water-leaving radiance, a new high spectral resolution retrieval algorithm is presented, which significantly improves the fluorescence line height (FLH) method commonly used so far. The proposed algorithm retrieves the reflectance without SICF contribution by the extrapolation of the reflectance from the adjacent regions. Then, the SICF …
Estimates for Sums of Eigenvalues of the Free Plate via the Fourier Transform
2017
Using the Fourier transform, we obtain upper bounds for sums of eigenvalues of the free plate.
Analysis of spectral line shapes in low-temperature plasma by means of inverse ill-posed problem solution
2017
Promocijas darbs ir veltīts zemtemperatūras plazmas diagnostikas metodes attīstīšanai, augstfrekvences bezelektrodu lampām (ABL). Darbā tika izstrādāta jauna metode spektroskopisko datu apstrādei un reālo spektrāllīniju kontūru noteikšanai, risinot nekorekto apgriezto uzdevumu, kas balstās uz Tihonova regularizācijas algoritmu. Metode tika testēta aprēķinot patiesās profilu formas izmantojot eksperimentāli iegūtas Hg līnijās, emitētas no specialas formas mikro ABL. Tika pierādīts, ka aparatūras funkcijas neņemšana vērā zemtemperatūras plazmas gadījumā var ieviest lielu neprecizitāti, nosakot profilu formu un platumu un, sekojoši, ABL temperatūru. Tika analizēta arī atkarība no bufergāzes ve…
Comparing different profiles to characterize the atmosphere for three MODIS TIR bands
2015
Abstract Accurate land surface temperature (LST) retrievals from sensors aboard orbiting satellites are dependent on the corresponding atmospheric correction, especially in the thermal infrared (TIR) spectral domain (8–14 μm). To remove the atmospheric effects from at-sensor measured radiance in the TIR range it is needed to characterize the atmosphere by means of three specific variables: the upwelling path and the hemispherical downwelling radiances plus the atmospheric transmissivity. Those variables can be derived from the previous knowledge of vertical atmospheric profiles of air temperature and relative humidity at different geo-potential heights and pressures. In this work, the above…
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of (+)-Pechueloic Acid and (+)-Aciphyllene. Revision of the Structure of (+)-Aciphyllene.
2008
Abstract 1α H ,7α H ,10α H -Guaia-4,11-dien-3-one and its 1β H ,10β H diastereomer, easily obtained from (+)-dihydrocarvone, are good starting materials for the synthesis of natural guaiane derivatives. Allylic oxidation of the 1α H ,10α H isomer gave as main product its 13-hydroxy derivative and a small amount of (+)-7β-hydroxy-1α H ,10α H -guaia-4,11-dien-3-one, whereas the 1β H ,10β H diastereomer afforded selectively the (−)-7α-hydroxy-1β H ,10β H enantiomer in excellent yield. From the 13-hydroxy derivative (+)-pechueloic acid and (+)-methyl pechueloate were synthesized. Deoxygenation at C 3 of the 1β H ,10β H guaiadienone afforded a guaiadiene with the reported structure for aciphylle…
Social network analysis: the use of graph distances to compare artificial and criminal networks
2021
Aim: Italian criminal groups become more and more dangerous spreading their activities into new sectors. A criminal group is made up of networks of hundreds of family gangs which extended their influence across the world, raking in billions from drug trafficking, extortion and money laundering. We focus in particular on the analysis of the social structure of two Sicilian crime families and we used a Social Network Analysis approach to study the social phenomena. Starting from a real criminal network extracted from meetings emerging from the police physical surveillance during 2000s, we here aim to create artificial models that present similar properties. Methods: We use specific tools of s…
On essential spectra of operator-matrices and their Feshbach maps
2004
Abstract A connection between the essential spectrum of certain operator-matrices and essential spectra of the corresponding “Feshbach maps” is discussed and applied to some concrete rational operator-valued functions.
IR fingerprints of U(VI) nitrate monoamides complexes: a joint experimental and theoretical study.
2010
Infrared spectra of 0.5 mol·L-1 uranium(VI) nitrate monoamide complexes in toluene have been recorded and compared with infrared spectra calculated by DFT. The investigated monoamides were N,N- dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dibutylformamide (DBF), and N,N- dicyclohexylformamide (DcHF). The validity of DFT calculations for describing uranium nitrate monoamide complexes has been confirmed as a fair agreement between experimental and calculated spectra was obtained. Furthermore, a topological analysis of the electron density has been carried out to characterize monoamide-uranium interactions. From this work, it appears that the increase of stability of uranylmonoamide complexes may be directly …
Influence of spectral composition on the temperature coefficients of solar cells from Elkem Solar
2014
The temperature coefficients of solar cells from two different feedstocks — a compensated silicon, the Elkem Solar Silicon (ESS®), and polysilicon - under full and selective parts of the light spectrum are presented based on results obtained using a AAA sun simulator. These results are of particular interest in understanding the possible causes behind the better temperature coefficients usually observed for ESS® compared to polysilicon solar cells when measured with a full AM1.5 spectrum. The optical filtered lights from four different regions of the spectrum have been used to examine the influence of temperature coefficients on the spectral composition. ESS® solar cells showed considerable…