Spatial characterization of electrical power consumption patterns over India using temporal DMSP-OLS night-time satellite data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 647-661

  Kiran Chand, T R ^a   Badarinath, K V S ^a   Elvidge, C D ^b   Tuttle, B T ^c  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFRARED DEVICES;

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS; ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION; ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGES; SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION; VISIBLE NEAR-INFRARED;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION;

CORRELATION; DATA SET; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY USE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; SATELLITE DATA; SCATTERING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67650673069     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802345685     Document Type: Article

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