Quantitative estimation of urbanization dynamics using time series of DMSP/OLS nighttime light data: A comparative case study from China's cities - Ma, Ting; Zhou, Chenghu; Pei, Tao; Haynie, Susan; Fan, Junfu (Remote sensing of environment, 2012)
Keywords: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied geophysics; Biological and medical sciences; case studies; China; cities; data collection; DMSP/OLS; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; electric power; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects. Techniques; gross domestic product; human population; humans; Internal geophysics; land cover; monitoring; Nighttime light; population size; regression analysis; remote sensing; Statistical analysis; Teledetection and vegetation maps; time series analysis; Urbanization; Far East; Asia; China; Urbanization; Nighttime light; DMSP/OLS; Statistical analysis; China; data; Night; Population number; case studies; System; dynamics; Meteorological satellite; Town; Light; Plant cover; land cover; Anthropogenic factor; processes; Dynamic characteristic; Estimation; Time series; Socioeconomic activity; Trend; remote sensing; urbanization; Environment; Defense mechanism; Population size; programs; Comparative study