Modeling population density of China in 1998 based on DMSP/OLS nighttime light image

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 266-276

  Zhuo, Li ^a   Chen, Jin ^a   Shi, Peijun ^a   Gu, Zhihui ^a   Fan, Yida ^b   Ichinose, Toshiaki ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Disaster Reduction Center of China   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; DMSP OLS; Grid; Population; Range attenuation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; MODELING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 22744447317     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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