Analysis of the spatial expansion characteristics of major urban agglomerations in China using DMSP/OLS images

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 942-954

  Wang, Cuiping ^a,b   Wang, Haowei ^a,b   Li, Chunming ^a,b   Dong, Rencai ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b XIAMEN KEY LAB OF URBAN METABOLISM   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

DMSP OLS nighttime light image; Interlocking region; Spatial expansion; Urban agglomeration; Urban land

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SECONDARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN REGION; URBANIZATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; GUANGDONG; HEBEI; SHANGHAI; TANGSHAN; TIANJIN; YANGTZE DELTA; YANGTZE RIVER; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84859119698     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5846/stxb201109061306     Document Type: Article

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