Vegetation indices are commonly applied to remote sensing data and their application is based upon well established image processing theory and methodology. Simple band ratio vegetation indices allow for consistent and uniform data processing and analysis. However, it was hypothesized that many of these standard vegetation indices (e.g., SR, NDVI and SAVI) may not produce results any different ...

A total of 139 reflectance spectra (between 350 and 2500 nm) from coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) leaves were measured in the laboratory with a spectrometer FieldSpecAPro FR. Correlation analysis was conducted between absorption features, three-band ratio indices derived from the spectra and corresponding relative water content (RWC, %) of oak leaves. The experimental results indicate that t...

In this paper, undopedZnO and Co-ZnOnano structureswith different molar ratio of Cobalt have been synthesized by the sonochemical method. Structure have been characterized by Fourier Transform (FTIR) and UV–Vis spectroscopy,Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Analytical X-Ray (EDAX), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) methods. Moreover, the direct band gap has been calculated by Tauc...

In this paper, undopedZnO and Co-ZnOnano structureswith different molar ratio of Cobalt have been synthesized by the sonochemical method. Structure have been characterized by Fourier Transform (FTIR) and UV–Vis spectroscopy,Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Analytical X-Ray (EDAX), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) methods. Moreover, the direct band gap has been calculated by Tauc...

We calculate the Kadowaki-Woods ratio (KWR) in Fermi liquids with arbitrary band structures. We find that, contrary to the single-band case, the ratio is not generally independent of the effects of electronic correlations (universal). This is very surprising given the experimental findings of a near universal KWR in many multiband strongly correlated metals. We identify a limit where the univer...

The optical Einstein ring 0047 − 2808 was imaged by the VLT UT1 during the science verification programme. The ring is the image of a high–redshift z = 3.595 star– forming galaxy, with strong Lyα emission at 5589Å, gravita-tionally lensed by a massive early–type galaxy at z = 0.485. Relative to earlier NTT data the high signal–to–noise ratio of the VLT Lyα narrow–band image allows much improved...

This paper presents an approach to the design of a novel dual-band power divider with variable power dividing ratio. To achieve dual-band operation, a novel dual-band quarter-wave length transformer based on coupled-lines is proposed, which is used to replace the quarter-wave length transformer in Wilkinson power divider. The proposed dual-band power divider features a simple compact planar str...