Quantitative estimation of urbanization dynamics using time series of DMSP/OLS nighttime light data: A comparative case study from China's cities

• Published in: Remote sensing of environment Vol. 124; pp. 99 - 107
• Main Authors: Ma, Ting, Zhou, Chenghu, Pei, Tao, Haynie, Susan, Fan, Junfu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: 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

Urbanization process involving increased population size, spatially extended land cover and intensified economic activity plays a substantial role in anthropogenic environment changes. Remotely sensed nighttime lights datasets derived from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's Operatio...