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Publications on Nighttime Lights



Peer Review Publications:

Amaral, S., Camara, G., Monteiro, A.M.V., Quintanilha, J.A. and Elvidge, C.D., 2005. Estimating population and energy consumption in Brazilian Amazonia using DMSP night-time satellite data. Computer, Environment and Urban Systems, v. 29: 179-195.

Cinzano, P, Falchi, F., Elvidge, C.D., 2001, The first world atlas of the artificial night sky brightness. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 328, 689-707.

Cinzano, P. and Elvidge C.D., 2002, Night sky brightness at sites from satellite data. Memoirs of the Italian Astronomical Society, v. 73, 23-24.

Cinzano, P., Falchi, F., Elvidge, C.D., 2001, Naked-eye visibility and limiting magnitude mapped from DMSP-OLS satellite data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 323, 34-46.

Cinzano, P., Falchi, F., Elvidge, C.D., 2002, Moonlight without the moon, Journal of Earth, Moon and Planets, v. 85-86, 517-522.

Cinzano, P., Falchi, F., Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., 2000. The artificial night sky brightness mapped from DMSP satellite Operational Linescan System measurements. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 318, 641-657.

Croft, T.A., 1973. Burning Waste Gas in Oil Fields. Nature, 245, pp. 375-376.

Croft, T.A., 1978. Night-time Images of the Earth From Space. Scientific American, 239, pp. 68-79.

Croft, T.A., 1979. The Brightness of Lights on Earth at Night, Digitally Recorded by DMSP Satellite. Stanford Research Institute Final Report prepared for the U.S. Geological Survey, Palo Alto, CA.

Dobson, J.E., Bright, E.A., Coleman, P.R., Durfee, R.C., Worley, B.A., 2000. A Global Population Database for Estimating Population at Risk. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 66(7), pp. 849-857.

De Souza Filho, C.R., Zullo, J. Jr., Elvidge, C., 2004, Brazil's 2001 energy crisis monitored from space. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 25, no. 12, p. 2475-2482.

Doll, C.N.H., Muller, J-P., Elvidge, C.D., 2000. Night-time imagery as a tool for global mapping of socio-economic parameters and greenhouse gas emissions. Ambio, v. 29, 157-162.

Ebener, S., Murray, C., Tandon, A., Elvidge, C. 2005 From wealth to health: modeling the distribution of income per capita at the sub-national level using nighttime lights imagery. International Journal of Health Geographics, 4:5.

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., Dietz, J., Bland, T., Kroehl, H.W, 1998, Radiance calibration of satellite observed visible and near-infrared emissions from human settlements. Accepted by Remote Sensing of Environment.

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., Hobson, V.H., Kihn, E.A., Kroehl, H.W., Davis, E.R., Cocero, D., 1997, Satellite inventory of human settlements using nocturnal radiation emissions: A contribution for the global toolchest. Global Change Biology, v. 3, p. 387-395.

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., Kihn, E.A., Kroehl, H.W, Davis, E.R, 1997, Mapping of city lights using DMSP Operational Linescan System data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 63, p. 727-734.

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., Kihn, E.A., Kroehl, H.W, Davis, E.R, Davis, C., 1997, Relation between satellite observed visible - near infrared emissions, population, and energy consumption. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 18, p. 1373-1379.

Elvidge, C.D., Hobson, V.R., Baugh, K.E., Dietz, J., Shimabukuro, Y.E., Krug, T., Novo, E.M.L.M., Echavarria, F.R., 2001. DMSP-OLS estimation of rainforest area impacted by ground fires in Roraima, Brazil: 1995 versus 1998. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 22, 2661-2673.

Elvidge, C.D., Imhoff, M.L., Baugh, K.E., Hobson, V.R., Nelson, I., Safran, J., Dietz, J.B., Tuttle, B.T., 2001, Nighttime lights of the world: 1994-95. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, v. 56, 81-99.

Elvidge,C.D., Baugh, K.E., Dietz, J.B., Bland, T., Sutton, P.C., Kroehl, H.W. 1999. Radiance Calibration of DMSP-OLS Low-light Imaging Data of Human Settlements. Remote Sensing of Environment 68(1), pp. 77-88.

Elvidge, C.D., Milesi, C., Dietz, J.B., Tuttle, B.T., Sutton, P.C., Nemani, R., Vogelmann, J.E., 2004, U.S. constructed area approaches the size of Ohio. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 85, p. 233.

Elvidge, C.D., Cinzano, P., Pettit, D.R., Arvesen, J., Sutton, P., Small, C., Nemani, R., Longcore, T., Rich, C., Safran, J., Weeks, J., Ebener, S., 2007, The Nightsat mission concept. International Journal of Remote Sensing (In Press).

Gallo, K.P., Elvidge, C.D.,Yang, L., Reed, B.C.,2004, Trends in night-time city lights and vegetation indices associated with urbanization within the conterminous USA. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 20, n. 10, p. 2003-2007.

Henderson, M., Yeh, E.T., Gong, P., Elvidge, C.D. Baugh, K., 2003, Validation of urban boundaries derived from global night-time satellite imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 24, 595-609.

Imhoff, M.L., Lawrence, W.T., Elvidge, C., Paul, T., Levine, E., Prevalsky, M. and Brown, V. 1997, Using nighttime DMSP/OLS images of city lights to estimate the impact of urban land use on soil resources in the U.S. Remote Sensing of Environment , v .59, p. 105-117.

Imhoff, M.L., Lawrence, W.T., Stutzer, D.C. and Elvidge, C.D., 1997, A Technique for Using Composite DMSP/OLS "City Lights" Satellite Data to Accurately Map Urban Areas. Remote Sensing of Environment, v . 61, p. 361-370.

Kiran Chand, T.R., Badarinath, K.V.S., Krishna Prasad, V., Murthy, M.S.R., Elvidge, C.D, Tuttle, B.T., 2006, Monitoring forest fires over the Indian region using Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-Operational Linescan System nighttime satellite data. Remote Sensing of Environment: Vol. 103 (2): 165-178

Kohiyama, M., Hayashi, H., Maki, N., Higashida, M., Kroehl, H.W., Elvidge, C.D., Hobson, V.R., 2004, Early damaged area estimation system using DMSP-OLS night-time imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 25, no. 11, p. 2015-2036.

Maxwell, M.R., A. Henry, C. D. Elvidge, J. Safran, V. R. Hobson, I. Nelson, B. T. Tuttle, J. B. Dietz, J. R. Hunter, 2004, Fishery Dynamics of the California market squid (Loligo opalescens), as measured by satellite remote sensing. Fish Bull, 102, pp. 661-670

McNamara, D., Stephens, G., Ramsay, B., Prins, E., Csiszar, I., Elvidge, C., Hobson, R., Schmidt, C., 2002, Fire detection and monitoring products at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Photogrammetric Engineeering and Remote Sensing, v. 68, 774-775.

Milesi, C., Running, S.W., Elvidge C.E., Dietz, J.B., Tuttle, B.T., Nemani, R.R., 2005, Mapping and Modeling the Biogeochemical Cycling of Turf Grasses in the United States. Environmental Management: Vol. 36, #3, pp. 426-438

Miller, S.D., Haddock, S.H.D., Elvidge, C.D. and Lee, T.F., 2005. Detection of a bioluminescent milky sea from space. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 102, no. 40: 14181-14184.

Revenga, C., Murray, S., Abramovitz, J., Hammond, A., 1998. Watersheds of the World: Ecological Value and Vulnerability. World Resouces Institute, Washington, D.C.

Rodhouse, P.G., Elvidge, C.D., Trathan, P.N., 2001. Remote sensing of the global light-fishing fleet: an analysis of interactions with oceanography, other fisheries and predators. Advances in Marine Biology, v. 39, 261-303.

Prasad, V.K., Badarinath, K.V.S., Elvidge, C.D., 2002, Biomass burning and related trace gas emissions from tropical dry deciduous forests of India: A study using DMSP-OLS data and ground-based measurements. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 23, 2837-2851.

Salmon, M., Witherington, B.E. and Elvidge C.D., 2000. Artificial Lighting and the Recovery of Sea Turtles. Sea Turtles of the Indo-Pacific: Research Management and Conservation. Edited by Pilcher, N. and Ismail, G. ASEAN Academic Press, London, pp. 25-34.

Small, C., Pozzi, F. and Elvidge, C.D., 2005. Spatial analysis of global urban extent from DMSP-OLS nighttime lights. Remote Sensing of Environment v. 96: 277-291.

Sutton, P., Elvidge, C., Obremski, T., 2003, Building and Evaluating Models to Estimate Ambient Population Density. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 69-5, p. 545-552.

Sutton, P., Roberts, D., Elvidge, C., and Baugh, K., 2001, Census from Heaven: an estimate of the global population using night-time satellite imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 22, no. 16, p. 3061-3076.

Sutton, P., D. Roberts, C. Elvidge, and H. Meij, 1997, A Comparison of Nighttime Satellite Imagery and Population Density for the Continental United States. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, vol. 63, p. 1303-1313.

Toenges-Schuller, N., Stein, O., Rohrer, F., Wahner, A., Richter, A., Burrows, J.P., Beirle, S., Wagner, T., Platt, U. and Elvidge, C.D., 2006. Global distribution pattern of anthropogenic nitrogen oxide emissions: Correlation analysis of satellite measurements and model calculations. Journal of Geophysical Research v. 111, D05312.

Waluda, C.M., Trathan, P.N., Elvidge, C.D., Hobson, V.R., Rodhouse, P.G., 2002, Throwing light on straddling stocks of Ilex argentinus: assessing fishing intensity with satellite imagery. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, v. 59, 592-596.

Waluda, C.M., Yamashiro, C., Elvidge, C.D., Hobson, V.R., Rodhouse, P.G., 2004, Quantifying light-fishing for Dosidicus gigas in the eastern Pacific using satellite remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 91, p. 129-133.

Welch, R., 1980. Monitoring Urban Population and Energy Utilization Patterns From Satellite Data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 9, pp. 1-9.

Book Chapters:

Elvidge, C.D., Safran, J., Nelson, I.L., Tuttle, B.T., Hobson, V.R., Baugh, K.E., Dietz, J.B., Erwin, E.H., 2004, Area and position accuracy of DMSP nighttime lights data. Chapter 20 in Remote Sensing and GIS Accuracy Assessment (Lunetta R.S. and Lyon, J.G. editors), CRC Press, p. 281-292.

Elvidge, C.D., Hobson, V.R., Nelson, I.L., Safran, J.M., Tuttle, B.T., Dietz, J.B., Baugh, K.E., 2003,Overview of DMSP-OLS and scope of applications. Remotely Sensed Cities, Victor Mesev (editor), Taylor and Francis, London, Chapter 13, 281-299.

Elvidge, C.D., Nelson, I., Hobson, V.R., Safran, J., Baugh, K.E., 2001, Detection of fires at night using DMSP-OLS data. Global and Regional Vegetation Fire Monitoring from Space: Planning a Coordinated International Effort. Edited by Ahern, F.J., Goldammer, J.G., Justice, C.O. SPB Academic Publishing bv, The Hague, The Netherlands, p. 125-144.

Elvidge, C.D. Pack, D.W., Prins, E., Kihn, E.A., Kendall, J., and Baugh, K.E., 1998, Wildfire Detection with Meteorological Satellite Data: Results from New Mexico During June of 1996 Using GOES, AVHRR, and DMSP-OLS. Chapter 7 in Lunetta, R.S. and Elvidge, C.D. (editors), Remote Sensing Change Detection: Environmental Monitoring Methods and Applications. Ann Arbor Press, p. 74-122.

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., Hobson, V.R., Kihn, E.A., Kroehl, H.W., 1998, Detection of Fires and Power Outages Using DMSP-OLS Data. Chapter 8 in Lunetta, R.S. and Elvidge, C.D. (editors), Remote Sensing Change Detection: Environmental Monitoring Methods and Applications. Ann Arbor Press, p. 123-135.

Kendall, J.D., Justice, C.O., Dowty, P.R., Elvidge, C.D., Goldammer, J.G., 1997, Remote Sensing of Fires in Southern Africa During the SAFARI 1992 Campaign. In van Wilgen, B.W., Andreae, M.O., Goldammer, J.G, and Lindesay, J.A. (editors) "Fire in Southern African Savannas: Ecological and Atmospheric Perspectives" Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, South Africa, p. 89-133.

Elvidge, C.D., Kroehl, H.W., Kihn, E.A., Baugh, K.E., Davis, E.R., Hao, W.M., 1996, Algorithm for the retrieval of fire pixels from DMSP Operational Linescan System. In J. S. Levine (editor) "Global Biomass Burning", MIT Press, p. 73-85.

Elvidge, C.D. and Baugh, K.E., 1996, Survey of fires in Southeast Asia and India during 1987. In J. S. Levine (editor) "Global Biomass Burning" MIT Press, p. 663-670.

Technical Reports:

Saxon, E.C., Parris, T. and Elvidge, C.D., 1997, Satellite Surveillance of National CO2 Emissions From Fossil Fuels. Harvard Institute for International Development (Harvard University), Development Discussion Paper No. 608.