Estimation of virtual water contained in international trade products using nighttime imagery

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 243-250

  Zhaoa, Naizhuo ^a   Samsonb, Eric L ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International trade product; Lit area; Nighttime imagery; Urban population; Virtual water

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; FRESHWATER; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

EID: 84864507531     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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