O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o uso potencial dos dados hiperespectrais do sensor orbital Hyperion/Earth Observing One (EO-1) e dos modelos de mistura espectral MESMA (Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis) e SMA (Spectral Mixture Analysis) para discriminação de classes de cobertura da Planície Costeira do Rio Grande do Sul. O modelo MESMA difere do SMA por permitir que o número e o tipo de Membros de Referência (MRs), assim como sua abundância, variem pixel a pixel. A abordagem metodológica utilizada envolveu as seguintes etapas: (a) préprocessamento dos dados Hyperion e conversão dos valores de radiância para imagens atmosfericamente corrigidas de reflectância de superfície; (b) uso seqüencial das técnicas Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF), Pixel Purity Index (PPI) e Visualizador n- Dimensional, no intervalo de 454 a 2334 nm, para seleção inicial de um grupo de pixels candidatos a MRs (primeira biblioteca espectral) e de um outro grupo para fins de validação dos modelos; (c) uso do aplicativo VIPER (Visualization and Image Processing for Environmental Research) Tools para refinamento da primeira biblioteca espectral e seleção final dos MRs, utilizando as métricas EAR (Endmember Average RMSE), MASA (Minimum Average Spectral Angle) e CoB (Count Based Endmember Selection); (d) geração dos modelos MESMA e SMA com o VIPER Tools; e (e) comparação dos resultados dos modelos com base nas imagens-fração e nos valores de erro médio quadrático (RMSE). Os resultados obtidos mostraram que: (1) o uso seqüencial das técnicas MNF, PPI e Visualizador n-Dimensional pode constituir uma etapa inicial para identificar pixels candidatos a MRs, cuja seleção final pode ser feita com as métricas EAR, MASA e CoB. Usadas de forma combinada, essas métricas minimizam possíveis efeitos da baixa relação sinal-ruído do Hyperion; (2) os MRs selecionados representaram os principais componentes de cena como “água” (com clorofila, límpida e com sedimentos em suspensão), “vegetação verde” (pinus, eucalipto e gramíneas) e “solo” (dunas e campo seco); (3) Por utilizar número e tipo variáveis de MRs, o modelo MESMA produziu melhores resultados que o SMA. Quando aplicado sobre a imagem, sobre a amostra de validação e quando comparado com o SMA, o modelo MESMA de 4 componentes (Solo = dunas e campo Seco; vegetação verde = pinus, eucalipto e gramíneas; água = com Sedimentos em suspensão, sem Sedimentos e com clorofila; sombra) descreveu adequadamente a diversidade dos componentes de cena, incluindo materiais dentro de uma mesma classe (p.ex. pinus e eucalipto). O MESMA produziu menores valores de RMSE e uma maior quantidade de pixels modelados na cena (85% contra 55%) do que o SMA; (4) o VIPER mostrou-se uma ferramenta bastante eficaz para seleção dos MRs e geração dos modelos. Os resultados, como um todo, demonstraram o potencial da aplicação dos modelos MESMA com dados hiperespectrais do sensor Hyperion/EO-1, mesmo considerando a baixa relação sinal/ruído do instrumento, especialmente no infravermelho de ondas curtas (SWIR). / The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential use of the Hyperion/Earth Observing One (EO-1) hyperspectral data and of the MESMA (Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis) and SMA (Spectral Mixture Analysis) mixture models to discriminate land covers in the Rio Grande do Sul state, South Brazil. MESMA differs from SMA because it may use a variable number and type of endmembers in each pixel. The methodology involved: (a) pre-processing of Hyperion data and conversion of radiance values into atmospherically corrected surface reflectance images; (b) sequential use of the Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF), Pixel Purity Index (PPI) and n- Dimensional Visualizer techniques, in the 454-2334 nm range, for initial selection of a general group of candidate endmembers (first spectral library) and of another group of pixels used for model validation; (c) use of VIPER (Visualization and Image Processing for Environmental Research) Tools algorithm for final selection of endmembers from the first spectral library and from the use of the metrics EAR (Endmember Average RMSE), MASA (Minimum Average Spectral Angle) and CoB (Count Based Endmember Selection); (d) use of VIPER tools to obtain MESMA and SMA models; and (e) comparison of modeling results based on the inspection of fraction images and root mean square error (RMSE) values. Results showed that: (1) the sequential use of the MNF, PPI and n-D Visualizer techniques may comprise an initial step to identify candidate endmembers. Final selection was performed using a combination of EAR, MASA and CoB to minimize possible effects of low signalnoise ratio (SNR) of Hyperion; (2) the selected endmembers represented major scene components such as water (with chlorophyll, clear or bearing in suspended sediments), green vegetation (pinus, eucalyptus and grasslands) and soil (dunes and dry grasslands); (3) By using a variable number and type of endmembers, MESMA produced better results than SMA. When applied over the image, the validation dataset and compared with SMA, the four-endmember MESMA model (soil = dunes and dry grasslands; green vegetation = pinus, eucalyptus and grasslands; water = with chlorophyll, clear and with suspended sediments; shadow) described adequately the diversity of the scene components, including materials within the same class (e.g., pinus and eucalyptus). MESMA produced lower RMSE values and greater number of modeled pixels (85% versus 55%) than SMA; (5) the VIPER tools seems to be an interesting approach for endmember selection and spectral mixture model generation. Results, as a whole, demonstrated the potential use of the MESMA with Hyperion/EO-1 hyperspectral data, even considering the low SNR of the instrument, especially in the shortwave infrared (SWIR).

Certain alteration minerals are used to identify the hydrothermally altered rocks. Potassic, phyllic (sericitic), propylitic, argillic and silicification are main alteration types observed in volcanic rocks. The role of remote sensing in alteration mapping is the differentiation of the minerals that are unique for In this study, Landsat TM 5 images are used. General alteration trend in the area is mapped by conventional methods of color composite, band rationing, principal component analysis and multi-linear regression analysis. Detailed mineral mapping carried on by using the United States Geological Survey (USGS) spectral library data. Spectral reflectances of selected minerals are analyzed according to the TM band intervals and appropriate band ratios are selected. TM bands 1,2,3,4,5 and 7 are used. Outputs of mineral maps are investigated for zonal distribution. Mineral maps that are obtained by the mineral separation method reveal that the youngest volcanic complex Hasandag is poorly altered. Instead, Ke&ccedil / iboyduran, Melendiz and Tepek&ouml / y volcanic complexes are found to be highly altered with the pattern of clay dominant in the center and increasing oxidation towards flanks. Also the alteration along the previously mapped buried faults is a proof that the method can provide information about the alteration source.

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o uso potencial dos dados hiperespectrais do sensor orbital Hyperion/Earth Observing One (EO-1) e dos modelos de mistura espectral MESMA (Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis) e SMA (Spectral Mixture Analysis) para discriminação de classes de cobertura da Planície Costeira do Rio Grande do Sul. O modelo MESMA difere do SMA por permitir que o número e o tipo de Membros de Referência (MRs), assim como sua abundância, variem pixel a pixel. A abordagem metodológica utilizada envolveu as seguintes etapas: (a) préprocessamento dos dados Hyperion e conversão dos valores de radiância para imagens atmosfericamente corrigidas de reflectância de superfície; (b) uso seqüencial das técnicas Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF), Pixel Purity Index (PPI) e Visualizador n- Dimensional, no intervalo de 454 a 2334 nm, para seleção inicial de um grupo de pixels candidatos a MRs (primeira biblioteca espectral) e de um outro grupo para fins de validação dos modelos; (c) uso do aplicativo VIPER (Visualization and Image Processing for Environmental Research) Tools para refinamento da primeira biblioteca espectral e seleção final dos MRs, utilizando as métricas EAR (Endmember Average RMSE), MASA (Minimum Average Spectral Angle) e CoB (Count Based Endmember Selection); (d) geração dos modelos MESMA e SMA com o VIPER Tools; e (e) comparação dos resultados dos modelos com base nas imagens-fração e nos valores de erro médio quadrático (RMSE). Os resultados obtidos mostraram que: (1) o uso seqüencial das técnicas MNF, PPI e Visualizador n-Dimensional pode constituir uma etapa inicial para identificar pixels candidatos a MRs, cuja seleção final pode ser feita com as métricas EAR, MASA e CoB. Usadas de forma combinada, essas métricas minimizam possíveis efeitos da baixa relação sinal-ruído do Hyperion; (2) os MRs selecionados representaram os principais componentes de cena como “água” (com clorofila, límpida e com sedimentos em suspensão), “vegetação verde” (pinus, eucalipto e gramíneas) e “solo” (dunas e campo seco); (3) Por utilizar número e tipo variáveis de MRs, o modelo MESMA produziu melhores resultados que o SMA. Quando aplicado sobre a imagem, sobre a amostra de validação e quando comparado com o SMA, o modelo MESMA de 4 componentes (Solo = dunas e campo Seco; vegetação verde = pinus, eucalipto e gramíneas; água = com Sedimentos em suspensão, sem Sedimentos e com clorofila; sombra) descreveu adequadamente a diversidade dos componentes de cena, incluindo materiais dentro de uma mesma classe (p.ex. pinus e eucalipto). O MESMA produziu menores valores de RMSE e uma maior quantidade de pixels modelados na cena (85% contra 55%) do que o SMA; (4) o VIPER mostrou-se uma ferramenta bastante eficaz para seleção dos MRs e geração dos modelos. Os resultados, como um todo, demonstraram o potencial da aplicação dos modelos MESMA com dados hiperespectrais do sensor Hyperion/EO-1, mesmo considerando a baixa relação sinal/ruído do instrumento, especialmente no infravermelho de ondas curtas (SWIR). / The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential use of the Hyperion/Earth Observing One (EO-1) hyperspectral data and of the MESMA (Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis) and SMA (Spectral Mixture Analysis) mixture models to discriminate land covers in the Rio Grande do Sul state, South Brazil. MESMA differs from SMA because it may use a variable number and type of endmembers in each pixel. The methodology involved: (a) pre-processing of Hyperion data and conversion of radiance values into atmospherically corrected surface reflectance images; (b) sequential use of the Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF), Pixel Purity Index (PPI) and n- Dimensional Visualizer techniques, in the 454-2334 nm range, for initial selection of a general group of candidate endmembers (first spectral library) and of another group of pixels used for model validation; (c) use of VIPER (Visualization and Image Processing for Environmental Research) Tools algorithm for final selection of endmembers from the first spectral library and from the use of the metrics EAR (Endmember Average RMSE), MASA (Minimum Average Spectral Angle) and CoB (Count Based Endmember Selection); (d) use of VIPER tools to obtain MESMA and SMA models; and (e) comparison of modeling results based on the inspection of fraction images and root mean square error (RMSE) values. Results showed that: (1) the sequential use of the MNF, PPI and n-D Visualizer techniques may comprise an initial step to identify candidate endmembers. Final selection was performed using a combination of EAR, MASA and CoB to minimize possible effects of low signalnoise ratio (SNR) of Hyperion; (2) the selected endmembers represented major scene components such as water (with chlorophyll, clear or bearing in suspended sediments), green vegetation (pinus, eucalyptus and grasslands) and soil (dunes and dry grasslands); (3) By using a variable number and type of endmembers, MESMA produced better results than SMA. When applied over the image, the validation dataset and compared with SMA, the four-endmember MESMA model (soil = dunes and dry grasslands; green vegetation = pinus, eucalyptus and grasslands; water = with chlorophyll, clear and with suspended sediments; shadow) described adequately the diversity of the scene components, including materials within the same class (e.g., pinus and eucalyptus). MESMA produced lower RMSE values and greater number of modeled pixels (85% versus 55%) than SMA; (5) the VIPER tools seems to be an interesting approach for endmember selection and spectral mixture model generation. Results, as a whole, demonstrated the potential use of the MESMA with Hyperion/EO-1 hyperspectral data, even considering the low SNR of the instrument, especially in the shortwave infrared (SWIR).

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o uso potencial dos dados hiperespectrais do sensor orbital Hyperion/Earth Observing One (EO-1) e dos modelos de mistura espectral MESMA (Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis) e SMA (Spectral Mixture Analysis) para discriminação de classes de cobertura da Planície Costeira do Rio Grande do Sul. O modelo MESMA difere do SMA por permitir que o número e o tipo de Membros de Referência (MRs), assim como sua abundância, variem pixel a pixel. A abordagem metodológica utilizada envolveu as seguintes etapas: (a) préprocessamento dos dados Hyperion e conversão dos valores de radiância para imagens atmosfericamente corrigidas de reflectância de superfície; (b) uso seqüencial das técnicas Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF), Pixel Purity Index (PPI) e Visualizador n- Dimensional, no intervalo de 454 a 2334 nm, para seleção inicial de um grupo de pixels candidatos a MRs (primeira biblioteca espectral) e de um outro grupo para fins de validação dos modelos; (c) uso do aplicativo VIPER (Visualization and Image Processing for Environmental Research) Tools para refinamento da primeira biblioteca espectral e seleção final dos MRs, utilizando as métricas EAR (Endmember Average RMSE), MASA (Minimum Average Spectral Angle) e CoB (Count Based Endmember Selection); (d) geração dos modelos MESMA e SMA com o VIPER Tools; e (e) comparação dos resultados dos modelos com base nas imagens-fração e nos valores de erro médio quadrático (RMSE). Os resultados obtidos mostraram que: (1) o uso seqüencial das técnicas MNF, PPI e Visualizador n-Dimensional pode constituir uma etapa inicial para identificar pixels candidatos a MRs, cuja seleção final pode ser feita com as métricas EAR, MASA e CoB. Usadas de forma combinada, essas métricas minimizam possíveis efeitos da baixa relação sinal-ruído do Hyperion; (2) os MRs selecionados representaram os principais componentes de cena como “água” (com clorofila, límpida e com sedimentos em suspensão), “vegetação verde” (pinus, eucalipto e gramíneas) e “solo” (dunas e campo seco); (3) Por utilizar número e tipo variáveis de MRs, o modelo MESMA produziu melhores resultados que o SMA. Quando aplicado sobre a imagem, sobre a amostra de validação e quando comparado com o SMA, o modelo MESMA de 4 componentes (Solo = dunas e campo Seco; vegetação verde = pinus, eucalipto e gramíneas; água = com Sedimentos em suspensão, sem Sedimentos e com clorofila; sombra) descreveu adequadamente a diversidade dos componentes de cena, incluindo materiais dentro de uma mesma classe (p.ex. pinus e eucalipto). O MESMA produziu menores valores de RMSE e uma maior quantidade de pixels modelados na cena (85% contra 55%) do que o SMA; (4) o VIPER mostrou-se uma ferramenta bastante eficaz para seleção dos MRs e geração dos modelos. Os resultados, como um todo, demonstraram o potencial da aplicação dos modelos MESMA com dados hiperespectrais do sensor Hyperion/EO-1, mesmo considerando a baixa relação sinal/ruído do instrumento, especialmente no infravermelho de ondas curtas (SWIR). / The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential use of the Hyperion/Earth Observing One (EO-1) hyperspectral data and of the MESMA (Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis) and SMA (Spectral Mixture Analysis) mixture models to discriminate land covers in the Rio Grande do Sul state, South Brazil. MESMA differs from SMA because it may use a variable number and type of endmembers in each pixel. The methodology involved: (a) pre-processing of Hyperion data and conversion of radiance values into atmospherically corrected surface reflectance images; (b) sequential use of the Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF), Pixel Purity Index (PPI) and n- Dimensional Visualizer techniques, in the 454-2334 nm range, for initial selection of a general group of candidate endmembers (first spectral library) and of another group of pixels used for model validation; (c) use of VIPER (Visualization and Image Processing for Environmental Research) Tools algorithm for final selection of endmembers from the first spectral library and from the use of the metrics EAR (Endmember Average RMSE), MASA (Minimum Average Spectral Angle) and CoB (Count Based Endmember Selection); (d) use of VIPER tools to obtain MESMA and SMA models; and (e) comparison of modeling results based on the inspection of fraction images and root mean square error (RMSE) values. Results showed that: (1) the sequential use of the MNF, PPI and n-D Visualizer techniques may comprise an initial step to identify candidate endmembers. Final selection was performed using a combination of EAR, MASA and CoB to minimize possible effects of low signalnoise ratio (SNR) of Hyperion; (2) the selected endmembers represented major scene components such as water (with chlorophyll, clear or bearing in suspended sediments), green vegetation (pinus, eucalyptus and grasslands) and soil (dunes and dry grasslands); (3) By using a variable number and type of endmembers, MESMA produced better results than SMA. When applied over the image, the validation dataset and compared with SMA, the four-endmember MESMA model (soil = dunes and dry grasslands; green vegetation = pinus, eucalyptus and grasslands; water = with chlorophyll, clear and with suspended sediments; shadow) described adequately the diversity of the scene components, including materials within the same class (e.g., pinus and eucalyptus). MESMA produced lower RMSE values and greater number of modeled pixels (85% versus 55%) than SMA; (5) the VIPER tools seems to be an interesting approach for endmember selection and spectral mixture model generation. Results, as a whole, demonstrated the potential use of the MESMA with Hyperion/EO-1 hyperspectral data, even considering the low SNR of the instrument, especially in the shortwave infrared (SWIR).

Photodegradation is a major degradation mechanism for many environmental contaminants, both in indoor environments as well as in outdoor environments, and many of the contaminants are persistent and toxic. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the exact degradation process for many of them. It is important to not only monitor and study environmental contaminants that are commonly found. But it is also important to be able to identify their degradation products, however, due to lack of standards there is a difficulty to conduct identification. There is also the drawback with most spectral libraries used for identification being recorded at low resolution, when new instruments are being developed for using high resolution. This makes it challenging to identify compounds with spectral peaks that differ only slightly in their mass-to-charge ratio (m/z). Thus, the aim of this study was to determine potential degradation products from different compounds commonly found in indoor environments and then add these findings to a spectral library for high resolution mass spectrometry. This was conducted by first exposing the standards to ultraviolet (UV) light, and then the chemical analysis was performed using a gas chromatography coupled with a high resolution mass spectrometer. All data was then processed in different software in order to determine potential products. Many of the compounds did not indicate any degradation using the experimental settings, and for some not even the parent compound could be identified. In total, four potential degradation products were found in this study; degradation products were identified for hexabromobenzene (HBB) with penta-, tetra-, and tribromobenzene, as well as one potential product for 2-ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (EHTBB).

There are a great variety of environmentals contaminants, a lot of which are understudied asit is today. The aim of this study was to develop an in-house high-resolution spectral librarycontaining environmental contaminants, with focus on plastic additives. The spectral librarywould then be used to perform suspect screening on real sample extracts. A list of standardswas acquired, prepared and then analyzed with GC-EI-Orbitrap. The files from the analysiswere converted and then processed in a software called MS-DIAL. Once the analyte wasidentified, the data was exported to MS-FINDER. MS-FINDER performs fragmentannotation and generates in silico spectra, and the spectral data is then saved as an MSP file.An MSP file is a file based on text containing mass spectrometric data, and is the mostcommonly supported file for spectral libraries. The individual MSP files for the standards arethen collected into a common MSP file, which can be opened in MS-DIAL to performsuspect screening. The suspect screening in this study was performed as a retrospectiveanalysis of indoor dust samples from a study in 2021.From the beginning, 60 standards out of 80 available standards were included. The principalreason for a standard not being included was that the compound would most certainly notelute using GC with the set analytical parameters. Out of the 60 analyzed standards, 32compounds could be added to the spectral library. No distinct peak within thechromatographic run time was the main reason for not being able to add a standard. Despiteadding 32 different compounds into the spectral library, a total of 51 individual MSP-fileswere generated. Some of the technical mixtures generated a chromatogram with severaldifferent peaks, and MSP files were generated for each of the most prominent peaks. Thiswas done since it could still provide useful information in an identification process.The suspect screening in this study was performed as a retrospective analysis of indoor dustsamples from 2019. Into the spectral library, 32 different compounds were included, and 10of these were found in the different indoor dust samples when performing the suspectscreening.Building a spectral library in this way is a time consuming process with a lot of manual work,but spectral libraries are nonetheless necessary in the process of effectively monitoringenvironmental contaminants, to assist in risk assessment and decision making for regulatorson identified contaminants.

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