A global analysis of factors controlling VIIRS nighttime light levels from densely populated areas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.01.006
Abstract: Remote sensing of nighttime lights has been shown as a good surrogate for estimating population and economic activity at national and sub-national scales, using DMSP satellites. However, few studies have examined the factors explaining differences… read more here.
Keywords: nighttime brightness; global analysis; cities nighttime; populated areas ... See more keywords
The impact of seasonal changes on observed nighttime brightness from 2014 to 2015 monthly VIIRS DNB composites
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.03.003
Abstract: Abstract The VIIRS-DNB sensor launched in 2011 offers the remote sensing community improved capabilities for monitoring and quantifying nighttime brightness. So far, most studies of temporal changes in nighttime lights were focused on examining inter-annual… read more here.
Keywords: nighttime brightness; dnb composites; viirs dnb; seasonal changes ... See more keywords