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Energy Performance of Buildings with Thermochromic Windows in Mediterranean Climates
This article presents comparative results on the energy performance of buildings in the Mediterranean. Many buildings in the Mediterranean exhibit low energy performance ranking.
Georgios E. Arnaoutakis +1 more
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Seasonal Profiles of Polarized Reflectance and Leaf Inclination Distribution of Wheat Canopies
Reflectance and polarized reflectance in the visible red band were measured for wheat canopies in a wide range of solar zenith angles to explore the relations among reflectance and polarization, view and illumination geometry, and crop canopy development.
Michio Shibayama
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Reflectance and vegetation indices obtained from aerial images are often used for monitoring crop fields. In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become popular and aerial images have been collected under various solar radiation conditions.
Naoyuki Hashimoto +3 more
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Increased deployment of solar farms in the last decade is coincident with continued monitoring of surface spectral reflectances by the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometers (MODIS) aboard NASA Aqua satellite.
Chongxing Fan, Xianglei Huang
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Choice of Solar Spectral Irradiance Model for Current and Future Remote Sensing Satellite Missions
The accuracy of surface reflectance estimation for satellite sensors using radiance-based calibrations can depend significantly on the choice of solar spectral irradiance (or solar spectrum) model used for atmospheric correction.
Fuqin Li +9 more
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To reduce the surface reflectance of Si solar cells, a structure has been developed in which a silicon nanoparticle (SiNP) layer is formed on a pyramid-like structure to simultaneously exploit multiple reflections and refractive index changes.
Shinya Kato +2 more
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard Suomi National Polar Orbiting Partnership (SNPP) uses a solar diffuser (SD) as its radiometric calibrator for the reflective solar band calibration.
Xi Shao, Changyong Cao, Tung-Chang Liu
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EVALUATION OF THE RADIOMETRIC ACCURACY OF IMAGES OBTAINED BY A SEQUOIA MULTISPECTRAL CAMERA [PDF]
Geometric and radiometric corrections of images obtained by remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) are required for the measurement of the spectral reflectance and calculation of vegetation indices.
Alison A. D. Teixeira +4 more
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Surface reflectance varies with changes in solar and viewing angles, exhibiting distinct anisotropic reflectance characteristics, which can be characterized using the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF).
Qianrui Xi +7 more
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Cool roof effectiveness in improving building thermal-energy performance is affected by different variables. In particular, roof insulation level and climate conditions are key parameters influencing cool roofs benefits and whole building energy ...
Cristina Piselli +5 more
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