Satellite survey of gas flares: Development and application of a Landsat-based technique in the Niger Delta

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1900-1925

  Anejionu, Obinna Chukwubuikem Diony ^a   Blackburn, George Alan ^a   Whyatt, J Duncan ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LOCATION; POLLUTION;

COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL INFRARED BANDS;

GASES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDSAT; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

EID: 84896860612     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2013.879351     Document Type: Article

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