Using DMSP-OLS light frequency data to categorize urban environments associated with US climate observing stations

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 3451-3456

  Owen, T W ^a   Gallo, K P ^b   Elvidge, C D ^b,c   Baugh, K E ^d  

^a NOAA NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DECISION THEORY; FORMAL LOGIC; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; URBAN PLANNING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY NETWORK (HHCN) STATIONS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032206523     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698214127     Document Type: Article

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