Publications of the HYPERCITY project

• Melanka Brackx, Shari Van Wittenberghe, Jolien Verhelst, Paul Scheunders, Roeland Samson (2017) Hyperspectral leaf reflectance of Carpinus betulus L. saplings for urban air quality estimation, Environmental Pollution, Volume 220, Part A, January 2017, Pages 159-167, ISSN 0269-7491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.035.

• Chiara Baldacchini, Ana Castanheiro, Nairuhi Maghakyan, Gregorio Sgrigna, Jolien Verhelst, Rocío Alonso, ... Carlo Calfapietra, and Roeland Samson (2017) How Does the Amount and Composition of PM Deposited on Platanus acerifolia Leaves Change Across Different Cities in Europe?, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2017, 51 (3), pp 1147–1156, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04052, Publication Date (Web): January 6, 2017

The HYPERCITY project builds on the experience of the former BELSPO project BIOHYPE. BIOHYPE stands for 'BIOmonitoring of urban habitat quality by airborne HYPErspectral measurements' and was part of the « STEREO II » programme funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO).

Publications from former BELSPO project BIOHYPE:

• Van Wittenberghe S, Alonso L, Verrelst J, Hermans I, Delegido J, Veroustraete F, Valcke R, Moreno J, Samson R . Upward and downward solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence yield indices of four tree species as indicators of traffic pollution in Valencia. Environmental Pollution 2013;173,29-37.
• Van Wittenberghe S , Alonso L, Verrelst J, Hermans I, Valcke R, Veroustraete F, Moreno J, Samson R. A field study on solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and pigment parameters along a vertical canopy gradient of four tree species in an urban environment. Science of the Total Environment 2014;466-467, 185-194.
• Delegido J, Van Wittenberghe S, Verrelst J, Ortiz V, Veroustraete F, Valcke R, Samson R, Rivera JP, Tenjo C, Moreno J. Chlorophyll content mapping of urban vegetation in the city of Valencia based on the hyperspectral NAOC index. Ecological Indicators 40 (2014) 34–42.