Detecting gas flares and estimating flaring volumes at individual flow stations using MODIS data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 158, Issue , 2015, Pages 81-94

  Anejionu, Obinna C D ^a   Blackburn, G Alan ^a   Whyatt, J Duncan ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas flare; Gas flaring volume; MODIS flare detection; Niger Delta; Thermal infrared remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; GASES; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING;

GAS FLARES; GAS FLARING; LEVELS OF DETECTIONS; NIGER DELTA; RADIOMETRIC RESPONSE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; THERMAL INFRARED REMOTE SENSING; VOLUME ESTIMATIONS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMBUSTION; DETECTION METHOD; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODIS; OIL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

EID: 84913580217     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.11.018     Document Type: Article

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