Estimating CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions at urban scales by DMSP/OLS (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's Operational Linescan System) nighttime light imagery: Methodological challenges and a case study for China

Energy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 468-478

  Meng, Lina ^a   Graus, Wina ^b   Worrell, Ernst ^b   Huang, Bo ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Top down method; Urban China

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESTIMATION; GLOBAL WARMING;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON REDUCTION; DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; NIGHT-TIME LIGHTS; STATISTICAL ENERGY; TOP-DOWN METHODS; URBAN CHINAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION INVENTORY; IMAGERY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLLUTION POLICY; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 84902547662     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.103     Document Type: Article

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