A new moisture adjusted vegetation index (MAVI) is proposed using the red, near infrared, and shortwave infrared (SWIR) reflectance in band-ratio form in this paper. The effectiveness of MAVI in retrieving leaf area index (LAI) is investigated using Landsat-5 data and field LAI measurements in two forest and two grassland areas. The ability of MAVI to retrieve forest LAI under different backgro...

Fourier transform infrared reflectance (FTIR) spectroscopy has been used to predict properties of forest logging residue, a very heterogeneous feedstock material. Properties studied included the chemical composition, thermal reactivity, and energy content. The ability to rapidly determine these properties is vital in the optimization of conversion technologies for the successful commercializati...

A new method for the determination of the active principle dexketoprofen (DKP) in a hydrogel using near infrared spectrometry was developed. A transflectance module allows the gel spectrum to be recorded with no sample pretreatment. Also, the PLS calibration method used allows low contents of the active principle in such a highly absorbing matrix as water/ethanol to be determined. The proposed ...