Remote sensing of night lights: A review and an outlook for the future
Remote sensing of night light emissions in the visible band offers a unique opportunity to
directly observe human activity from space. This has allowed a host of applications including …
directly observe human activity from space. This has allowed a host of applications including …
Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing
Scientific contributions from remote sensing over the last fifty years have significantly
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …
Digital economy and carbon emission performance: Evidence at China's city level
W Zhang, X Liu, D Wang, J Zhou - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the effect and mechanisms of digital economy (diec) on carbon
emission performance (cop). Specifically, based on the panel data of 277 cities in China …
emission performance (cop). Specifically, based on the panel data of 277 cities in China …
Digitalization and energy: How does internet development affect China's energy consumption?
Internet technology has broken the boundaries of traditional geographical space, greatly
shortened the space-time distance between regions, and maximized the integration of …
shortened the space-time distance between regions, and maximized the integration of …
Exploring thermal comfort of urban buildings based on local climate zones
Despite increasing attention to rising land surface temperatures (LSTs) and other climate
changes caused by urbanization, few studies have considered the characteristics of LST or …
changes caused by urbanization, few studies have considered the characteristics of LST or …
VIIRS night-time lights
CD Elvidge, K Baugh, M Zhizhin, FC Hsu… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB)
collects global low-light imaging data that have significant improvements over comparable …
collects global low-light imaging data that have significant improvements over comparable …
Applications of satellite remote sensing of nighttime light observations: Advances, challenges, and perspectives
Nighttime light observations from remote sensing provide us with a timely and spatially
explicit measure of human activities, and therefore enable a host of applications such as …
explicit measure of human activities, and therefore enable a host of applications such as …
Surface urban heat island in China's 32 major cities: Spatial patterns and drivers
Urban heat island (UHI) is a major anthropogenic alteration on Earth environments and its
geospatial pattern remains poorly understood over large areas. Using MODIS data from …
geospatial pattern remains poorly understood over large areas. Using MODIS data from …
Evaluating the ability of NPP-VIIRS nighttime light data to estimate the gross domestic product and the electric power consumption of China at multiple scales: A …
The nighttime light data records artificial light on the Earth's surface and can be used to
estimate the spatial distribution of the gross domestic product (GDP) and the electric power …
estimate the spatial distribution of the gross domestic product (GDP) and the electric power …
Quantitative estimation of urbanization dynamics using time series of DMSP/OLS nighttime light data: A comparative case study from China's cities
T Ma, C Zhou, T Pei, S Haynie, J Fan - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Urbanization process involving increased population size, spatially extended land cover and
intensified economic activity plays a substantial role in anthropogenic environment changes …
intensified economic activity plays a substantial role in anthropogenic environment changes …