Characterizing Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Urbanization in China Using Time Series of DMSP/OLS Night Light Data

Stable nighttime light (NTL) data, derived from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS), are typically considered a proxy measure of the dynamics of human settlements and have been extensively used to quantitative estimates of demographic variables, econ...

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Main Authors: Tao Xu, Ting Ma, Chenghu Zhou, Yuke Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/8/7708