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Potential of NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Imagery for Modeling the Regional Economy of China

Remote Sensing, 2013
Historically, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) was the unique satellite sensor used to collect the nighttime light, which is an efficient means to map the global economic activities.
Chang Li, Xiaoling Chen, Xi Li, Huimin Xu   +3 more
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A feasible framework to downscale NPP-VIIRS nighttime light imagery using multi-source spatial variables and geographically weighted regression

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2021
The cloud-free monthly composite of global nighttime light (NTL) data of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership with the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (NPP-VIIRS) day/night band (DNB) provides indispensable indications of human ...
Yang Ye, Linyan Huang, Qiming Zheng, Chenxin Liang, Baiyu Dong, Jinsong Deng, Xiuzhen Han   +6 more
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Radiometric Inter-Consistency of VIIRS DNB on Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 from Observations of Reflected Lunar Lights over Deep Convective Clouds

Remote Sensing, 2019
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) is capable of observing reflected lunar radiances at night with its high gain stage (HGS), and the radiometric calibration is traceable to the sun through gain transfer from the ...
Changyong Cao, Yan Bai, Wenhui Wang, Taeyoung Choi   +3 more
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New Composite Nighttime Light Index (NCNTL): A New Index for Urbanization Evaluation Research

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023
This article employs the 2018 National Polar-Orbiting Partnership/Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (NPP/VIIRS) and Luojia_01 nighttime light imagery to construct a New Composite Nighttime Light Index, which is NCNTL.
Haofan Ran, Fei Zhang, Ngai Weng Chan, Mou Leong Tan, Hsiang-Te Kung, Jingchao Shi   +5 more
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Production of Annual Nighttime Light Based on De-Difference Smoothing Algorithm

Remote Sensing
Nighttime light (NTL) remote sensing has emerged as a powerful tool in various fields such as urban expansion, socio-economic estimation, light pollution, and energy domains.
Shuyan Zhang, Yong Ma, Erping Shang, Wutao Yao, Ke Qiao, Jian Peng, Jin Yang, Chun Feng   +7 more
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Playing with fire: Wolf response to active wildfires, fire fronts and smoke

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study is one of the first, to our knowledge, to explicitly examine fine‐scale behavioural responses of a large carnivore to actively burning wildfires, fire fronts and smoke. The study found that wolves balanced the potential risks and benefits associated with wildfires, with implications for predator–prey dynamics in fire‐prone regions.
Skylar Boucher, Katherine Wolfenden, Michael Bridger, Jesse Tigner   +3 more
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JPSS-1 VIIRS Prelaunch Reflective Solar Band Testing and Performance

Remote Sensing, 2022
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments on board both the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) and the first Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) spacecraft provides calibrated reflectance, radiance, and brightness
David Moyer, Amit Angal, Hassan Oudrari, Evan Haas, Qiang Ji, Frank De Luccia, Xiaoxiong Xiong   +6 more
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Adapting to Urban Heights: Multidimensional Gradients Drive Nest‐Selection Plasticity and Trade‐Offs in a Human‐Commensal Sparrow

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urban Eurasian tree sparrows exhibit pronounced nest‐site plasticity, exploiting vertical building space while preferring lower nest heights when sites are abundant. Nest decisions are driven by altitude and building height rather than other factors, indicating a shift toward anthropogenic resources in cities.
Yang Wang, Guanqun Kou, Fangyuan Liu, Xu Liu, Juyong Li, Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuan Yin, Limin Wang, John C. Wingfield, Fumin Lei, Dongming Li   +11 more
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Assessing the performance of MODIS and VIIRS active fire products in the monitoring of wildfires: a case study in Turkey

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2022
MODIS and VIIRS fire products have been widely used to detect and monitor fire activity at a global scale, as they provide highly relevant information on fire events, on their spatial and seasonal trends.
Coskuner KA
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Anthropogenic and natural factors are associated with bird dawn chorus onset in subtropical East Asia

Ibis, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic factors such as artificial lighting at night (ALAN) and natural factors including temperature and moonlight can affect the dawn chorus pattern in birds. However, most studies are conducted in temperate regions. We investigated the effect of anthropogenic and natural factors on dawn chorus timing in eight species of bird across Hong Kong ...
Ann W. Y. To, Sarah A. Collins
wiley   +1 more source