scholarly journals Large-Area Empirically Based Visual Landscape Quality Assessment for Spatial Planning—A Validation Approach by Method Triangulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1891
Author(s):  
Michael Roth ◽  
Silvio Hildebrandt ◽  
Ulrich Walz ◽  
Wolfgang Wende
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
National Level ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Model Configuration ◽  
Resolution Model ◽  
One Step ◽  
Visual Landscape ◽  
Landscape Quality ◽  
Quality Maps

Large area visual landscape quality assessment, especially at the national level is needed to answer the demand from strategic planning. In our paper, we describe and compare two recent modelling approaches for this task regarding their theoretical and empirical basis, resolution, model configuration and results. To compare the outcomes of the two methods, both correlation measures and a visual overlay analysing the inversions are used. The results show, that despite the different methodological approaches, in over 90% of the area of Germany there are only minor deviations between the resulting scenic quality maps (less or equal one step on a five-step scale). The main differences occur due to a different relative weight given to terrain and water indicators in the respective methods. We conclude that a methodologically valid scenic quality evaluation using geodata of homogenous quality is possible also at the national level. By triangulating between different methods, for both, the validity could be proven. The datasets elaborated can also be used as a benchmark for regional landscape assessments and for an upcoming monitoring of changes in visual landscape quality.

Large-area CsPbBr3 perovskite films grown with effective one-step RF-magnetron sputtering

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (24) ◽  
pp. 245303
Author(s):  
Fan Xu ◽  
Yujiao Li ◽  
Beilei Yuan ◽  
Yongzheng Zhang ◽  
Haoming Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Large Area ◽  
One Step

scholarly journals The Photodetectors Based on Lateral Monolayer MoS2/WS2 Heterojunctions

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caihong Li ◽  
Juntong Zhu ◽  
Wen Du ◽  
Yixuan Huang ◽  
Hao Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Optical Signals ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
One Step ◽  
The One ◽  
Charge Carrier Trapping ◽  
Sharp Interfaces

AbstractMonolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) show promising potential for next-generation optoelectronics due to excellent light capturing and photodetection capabilities. Photodetectors, as important components of sensing, imaging and communication systems, are able to perceive and convert optical signals to electrical signals. Herein, the large-area and high-quality lateral monolayer MoS2/WS2 heterojunctions were synthesized via the one-step liquid-phase chemical vapor deposition approach. Systematic characterization measurements have verified good uniformity and sharp interfaces of the channel materials. As a result, the photodetectors enhanced by the photogating effect can deliver competitive performance, including responsivity of ~ 567.6 A/W and detectivity of ~ 7.17 × 1011 Jones. In addition, the 1/f noise obtained from the current power spectrum is not conductive to the development of photodetectors, which is considered as originating from charge carrier trapping/detrapping. Therefore, this work may contribute to efficient optoelectronic devices based on lateral monolayer TMD heterostructures.

scholarly journals Does rated visual landscape quality match visual features? An analysis for renewable energy landscapes

2021 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 104000
Author(s):  
Reto Spielhofer ◽  
Marcel Hunziker ◽  
Felix Kienast ◽  
Ulrike Wissen Hayek ◽  
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Visual Features ◽  
Energy Landscapes ◽  
Visual Landscape ◽  
Landscape Quality

scholarly journals Regional landslide forecasting in Piemonte (Italy) and in Norway: experiences from 2013 late spring

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Tiranti ◽  
Graziella Devoli ◽  
Roberto Cremonini ◽  
Monica Sund ◽  
Søren Boje
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Daily Rainfall ◽  
Landslide Hazard ◽  
Weather Type ◽  
Late Spring ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Pressure System ◽  
Weather System ◽  
Landslide Forecasting ◽  
Hazard Assessments

Abstract. A few countries in the world operate systematically national and regional forecasting services for rainfall-induced landslides (i.e. shallow landslides, debris flows and debris avalanches), among them: Norway and Italy. In Norway, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) operates a landslide forecasting service at national level. A daily national hazard assessment is performed, describing both expected awareness level and type of landslide hazard for a selected warning region. In Italy, each administrative region has its own regional environmental agency (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection, ARPA) that is responsible of the daily landslide hazard assessments and emission of landslide warnings for one or more catchments within the region. One of these agencies, the ARPA Piemonte, is responsible for issuing landslide warnings for the Piemonte region, located in Northwestern Italy. Both services provide regular landslide hazard assessments founded on a combination of quantitative thresholds and daily rainfall forecasts together with qualitative expert analysis. Daily warning reports are published at http://www.arpa.piemonte.gov.it/rischinaturali and www.varsom.no. On spring 2013, the ARPA Piemonte, and the NVE issued warnings for hydro-meteorological hazards due to the arrival of a deep and large low-pressure system, called herein Vb cyclone. This kind of weather system is known to produce the largest floods in Europe. Less known is that the weather type can trigger landslides as well. In this study, we present the experiences acquired in late spring 2013 by NVE and ARPA Piemonte. From 27th April to 19nd May 2013, more than 400 mm rain in Piemonte caused severe floods and diffused landslides. In Norway, the same weather type lasted from 15th May to 2nd June 2013 and brought warm winds with high temperatures that caused intense snow melt over a large area, and brought a lot of rain in the Southeastern Norway, initiating large flood along Glomma river and several landslides. Floods and landslides produced significant damages to roads and railways along with buildings and other infrastructure in both countries.

scholarly journals MODELING THE MYSTERIOUS TSUNAMI SWIRLS IN THE NORTHEAST COAST OF JAPAN DURING THE MARCH 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Japan Sea ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Generation Model ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Tsunami Waves ◽  
Submarine Earthquakes ◽  
Resolution Model ◽  
Fine Resolution ◽  
Northeast Coast

The formation of tsunami swirls near the coast is an obvious oceanographic phenomenon during the occurrence of giant submarine earthquakes and mega-tsunamis. Several tsunami vortices were generated during the Asian tsunami of 2004 and the great Japan tsunami of March 2011 which lasted for several hours.New models of tsunami generation and propagation are hereby proposed and were used to investigate the tsunami inception, propagation and associated formation of swirls in the eastern coast of Japan. The proposed generation model assumes that the tsunami was driven by current oscillations at the seabed induced by the submarine earthquake. The major aim of this study is to develop a tsunami model to simulate the occurrence of tsunami swirls. Specifically, this study attempts to simulate and understand the formation of the mysterious tsunami swirls in the northeast coast of Japan. In addition, this study determines the vulnerability of the Philippines to destructive tsunami waves that originate near Japan. A coarse-resolution model was therefore developed in a relatively large area encompassing Japan Sea and the eastern Philippine Sea. On the other hand, a fine-resolution model was implemented in a small area off Sendai coast near the epicenter. The model result was compared with the tsunami record obtained from the National Data Buoy Center with relatively good agreement as far as the height and period of the tsunami are concerned. Furthermore, the fine-resolution model was able to simulate the occurrence of tsunami vortices off Sendai coast with various sizes that lasted for several hours.

scholarly journals Towards Managing Visual Pollution: A 3D Isovist and Voxel Approach to Advertisement Billboard Visual Impact Assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 656
Author(s):  
Szymon Chmielewski
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Quality Issue ◽  
Geometrical Quality ◽  
Visual Landscape ◽  
Landscape Quality ◽  
Visual Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Visible Volume

Visual pollution (VP) is a visual landscape quality issue, and its most consistently recognized symptom is an excess of out of home advertising billboards (OOHb). However, the VP related research concerns landscape aesthetic and advertisement cultural context, leaving the impact of outdoor billboard infrastructure on landscape openness unanswered to date. This research aims to assess the visual impact of outdoor billboard infrastructure on landscape openness, precisely the visual volume—a key geometrical quality of a landscape. The method uses 3D isovists and voxels to calculate the visible and obstructed subsets of visible volume. Using two case studies (Lublin City, Poland) and 26 measurement points, it was found that OOHb decreased landscape openness by at least 4% of visible volume; however, the severe impact may concern up to 35% of visual volume. GIS scientists develop the proposed method for policy-makers, and urban planners end users. It is also the very first example of compiling 3D isovists and voxels in ArcGIS Pro software in an easy-to-replicate framework. The research results, accompanied by statistically significant proofs, explain the visual landscape’s fragility and contribute to understanding the VP phenomenon.

Large area graphene and graphene oxide patterning and nanographene fabrication by one-step lithography

Carbon ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 110-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Climent-Pascual ◽  
Miguel García-Vélez ◽  
Ángel Luis Álvarez ◽  
Carmen Coya ◽  
Carmen Munuera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Large Area ◽  
One Step
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