Outdoor light and breast cancer incidence: a comparative analysis of DMSP and VIIRS-DNB satellite data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 2017, Pages 5952-5961

  Rybnikova, Nataliya A ^a   Portnov, Boris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ECONOMICS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; HIGHER RESOLUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; ORDINARY LEAST SQUARES; POPULATION LEVELS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL DEPENDENCIES; VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITES;

SATELLITES;

CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; LIGHT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE DATA; VIIRS;

HAIFA [HAIFA (DST)]; HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL;

EID: 84992381939     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2016.1246778     Document Type: Article

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