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Matsumura, K., Hijmans, R. J., Chemin, Y., Elvidge, C. D., Sugimoto, K., Wu, W. B.,Lee, Y. W., and Shibasaki, R., 2009, "Mapping the global supply and demand structure of rice", Sustainability Science, 4(2), 301-313

Amaral S., Câmara G., Miguel A., Monteiro V., Quintanilha J.A., 2006, "DMSP/OLS night-time light imagery for urban population estimates in the Brazilian Amazon", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27 (5), 855 - 870

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, 29, 179-195

Aubrecht, C., Elvidge, C. D., Longcore, T., Rich, C., Safran, J., Strong, A.E., Eakin, C.M., Baugh, K.E., Tuttle, B.T., Howard, A.T., Erwin, E.H., 2008, "A global inventory of coral reef stressors based on satellite observed nighttime lights", Geocarto International, 23(6), 467 - 479

Aubrecht, C., Elvidge, C.D., Eakin, C.M., 2008, "Earth Observation Based Assessment of Anthropogenic Stress to Coral Reefs - A Global Analysis", Proceedings of the 2008 IGARRS, 4, 367-370

Aubrecht, C., M. Stojan-Dolar, A. de Sherbinin, M. Jaiteh, T. Longcore, and C. Elvidge, 2010, "Lighting governance for protected areas and beyond – Identifying the urgent need for sustainable management of artificial light at night", Earthzine, IEEE

Aubrecht, C., Rodrigues, P., Gil, A., Elvidge, C., Longcore, T., 2010, "SOS call from nature - Observing effects of artificial night lighting on marine birds on the Azores", Darksky 2010: 10th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky. Kaposvár, Hungary. September 2-4, 2010. [invited]

Aubrecht, C.,Jaiteh, M., de Sherbinin, A., Longcore, T, Elvidge, C., 2010, "A call for urban lighting governance in the vicinity of protected areas", BiodiverCities 2010 - An international conference of the Urban Protected Areas Network. Paris. September 6-8, 2010

Badarinath, K.V.S, Sharma, A.R., and Kharol, S.K., 2011, "Forest fire monitoring and burnt area mapping using satellite data: a study over the forest region of Kerala State, India", International Journal of Remote Sensing, Taylor & Francis, 32:1, 85-102

Baugh, Kimberly, Chris Elvidge, Tilottama Ghosh, Daniel Ziskin, 2010, "Development of a 2009 Stable Lights Product using DMSP-OLS data", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 114-130

Briggs D.J., Gulliver J., Fecht D., Vienneau D.M, 2006, "Dasymetric modelling of small-area population distribution using land cover and light emissions data", Remote Sensing of Environment, 108, 451-466

Chalkias C., Petrakis M., Psiloglou B., Lianou M., 2006, "Modelling of light pollution in suburban areas using remotely sensed imagery and GIS. ", Journal of Environmental Management, 79, 57 - 63

Cho K., Ito R., Shimoda H., Sakata T., 1999, "Fishing fleet lights and sea surface temperature distribution observed by DMSP/OLS sensor", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20 (1), 3 - 9

Cinzano P, 2006, "Recent progresses on a second world atlas of the night-sky brightness – LPTRAN/LPDART realistic models, tomography of light pollution, accurate validation methods and extended satellite data analysis.", 50 Working Group Light Pollution, XXVI IAU General Assembly

Cinzano P., Elvidge C.D., 2004, "Night sky brightness at sites from DMSP-OLS satellite measurements", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 353, 1107 - 1116

Cinzano P., Falchi F., Elvidge C.D., Baugh K.E., 1999, "Mapping the artificial sky brightness in Europe from DMSP satellite measurements: The situation of the night sky in Italy in the last quarter of century", XLIII Meeting of the Italian Astronomical Society

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, 328, 689-707

Cinzano, P. and Elvidge C.D., 2002, "Night sky brightness at sites from satellite data", Memoirs of the Italian Astronomical Society, 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, 323, 34-46

Cinzano, P., Falchi, F., Elvidge, C.D., 2002, "Moonlight without the moon", Journal of Earth, Moon and Planets, 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, 318, 641-657

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

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

De Souza Filho, C.R., Zullo, J. Jr., Elvidge, C., 2004, "Brazil's 2001 energy crisis monitored from space", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(12), 2475-2482

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), 849-857

Doll C.N.H., Muller J.-P., Morley J.G., 2006, "Mapping regional economic activity from night-time light satellite imagery", Ecological Economics , 57, 75 - 92

Doll, C.N.H., 2008, "CIESIN Thematic Guide to Night-time Light Remote Sensing and its Applications", , Center for International Earth Science Information Network of Columbia University, Palisades, NY

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, 29, 157-162

Doll, Christopher N.H., 2010, "Population detection profiles of DMSP-OLS night-time imagery by regions of the world", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 191-207

Eakin, C.M. , C.J. Nim, R.E. Brainard, C. Aubrecht, C.D. Elvidge, K. Gledhill, F. Muller-Karger, P.J. Mumby, W.J. Skirving, A.E. Strong, M. Wang, S. Weeks, F. Wentz, D.C. Ziskin, 2010, "Monitoring Coral Reefs from Space", Oceanography, The Oceanography Society, 23:4, 118-133

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., Keith D.M., Tuttle B.T., Baugh K.E., 2010, "Spectral Identification of Lighting Type and Character", Sensors, 10(4), 3961-3988

Elvidge, C. D., P. C. Sutton, T. Ghosh, B. T. Tuttle, K. E. Baugh, B. Bhaduri, and E. Bright , 2009, "A Global Poverty Map Derived from Satellite Data", Computers and Geosciences, 35, 1652 - 1660

Elvidge, C. D., Ziskin, D., Baugh, K. E., Tuttle, B. T., Ghosh, T., Pack, D. W., Erwin, E. H., Zhizhin, M., 2009, "A Fifteen Year Record of Global Natural Gas Flaring Derived from Satellite Data", Energies, 2 (3), 595-622

Elvidge, C.D. and Baugh, K.E., 1996, "Survey of fires in Southeast Asia and India during 1987", Global Biomass Burning, Ed. Joel S. Levine, MIT Press, 663-670

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", Remote Sensing Change Detection: Environmental Monitoring Methods and Applications, Ed. Lunetta, R.S. and Elvidge, C.D., Ann Arbor Press, 74-122

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K., Tuttle, B., Ziskin, D., Ghosh, T., 2009, "Satellite Observation of Heavily Lit Fishing Boat Activity in the Coral Triangle Region", Proceedings of the 30th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Beijing, China

Elvidge, C.D., B.T. Tuttle, P.C. Sutton, 2010, "Collaborative Tool for Collecting Reference Data on the Density of Constructed Surfaces Worldwide", Sixth International Symposium on Digital Earth: Models, Algorithms, and Virtual Reality, SPIE, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7840 7

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., Dietz, J., 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), 77-88

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, 3, 387-395

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", Remote Sensing Change Detection: Environmental Monitoring Methods and Applications, Ed. Lunetta, R.S. and Elvidge, C.D., Ann Arbor Press, 123-135

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", Remote Sensing Change Detection: Environmental Monitoring Methods and Applications, Ed. Lunetta, R.S. and Elvidge, C.D., Ann Arbor Press, 123-135

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, 63, 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, 18, 1373-1379

Elvidge, C.D., Baugh, K.E., Sutton, P.C., Bhaduri, B., Tuttle, B.T., Ghosh, T., Ziskin, D., Erwin, E.H., 2010, "Who's In The Dark: Satellite Based Estimates Of Electrification Rates", Urban Remote Sensing: Monitoring, Synthesis and Modeling in the Urban Environment, Ed. Xiaojun Yang, Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK, In Press

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, 28(12), 2645 - 2670

Elvidge, C.D., Dietz, J.B., Berkelmans, R., Andrefouet, S., Skirving, W., Strong, A.E., Tuttle, B.T., 2003, "Satellite Observation of Keppel Islands (Great Barrier Reef) 2002 Coral Bleaching Using IKONOS Data", Coral Reefs, 23, 123-132

Elvidge, C.D., Erwin, E.H., Baugh, K.E., Tuttle, B.T., Howard, A.T., Pack, D.W., Milesi, C., 2007, "Satellite data estimate worldwide flared gas volumes", Oil and Gas Journal, 50 - 58

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, 22, 2661-2673

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 - Chapter 13", Remotely Sensed Cities, Ed. Victor Mesev, Taylor and Francis, London, 281-299

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, 56, 81-99

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", Global Biomass Burning, Ed. Joel S. Levine, MIT Press, 73-85

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, 85, 233

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, Ed. Ahern, F.J., Goldammer, J.G., Justice, C.O., SPB Academic Publishing bv, The Hague, The Netherlands, 125-144

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", Remote Sensing and GIS Accuracy Assessment, Ed. Lunetta R.S. and Lyon, J.G., CRC Press, 281-292

Elvidge, C.D., Safran, J., Tuttle, B., Sutton, P., Cinzano, P., Pettit, D., Arvesen, J., Small, C., 2007, "Potential for global mapping of development via a Nightsat mission", GeoJournal, 69, 45 - 53

Elvidge, C.D., Sutton, P.C., Tuttle, B.T., Ghosh, T., Baugh, K.E, 2009, "Global Urban Mapping Based on Nighttime Lights", Global Mapping of Human Settlement, Ed. Gamba, P. And Herold, M., CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida USA, Chapter 6, 129 - 144

Elvidge, C.D., Tuttle, B.T., 2008, "How Virtual Globes Are Revolutionizing Earth Observation Data Access and Integration", Proceedings of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Congress, Commission VI (WG VI/4), 137 - 140

Elvidge, C.D., Tuttle, B.T., Sutton, P.C., 2009, "Collaborative tool for collecting reference Data on the density of constructed surfaces worldwide", Proceeding of the 6th International Symposium on Digital Earth, Beijing, China, 10

Elvidge, C.D., Tuttle, B.T., Sutton,, P.C., Baugh, K.E., Howard, A.T., Milesi, C., Bhaduri, B., Nemani R., 2007, "Global distribution and density of constructed impervious surfaces", Sensors, 7, 1962-1979

Elvidge, C.D.; Erwin, E.H.; Baugh, K.E.; Ziskin, D.; Tuttle, B.T.; Ghosh, T.; Sutton, P.C., 2009, "Overview of DMSP nightime lights and future possibilities", IEEE Proceedings of the 7th International Urban Remote Sensing Conference , 5 Pages

F. D. W. Witmer and J. O Loughlin, 2011, "Detecting the Effects of Wars in the Caucasus Regions of Russia and Georgia Using Radiometrically Normalized DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights Imagery", GIScience & Remote Sensing, Bellwether Publishing, Ltd, 48, 478-500

Falchi, F., 2010, "Campaign of sky brightness and extinction measurements using a portable CCD camera", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Gallo, K.P., Elvidge, C.D., Yang, L., Reed, B.C., 2003, "Trends in nighttime city lights and vegetation indices associated with urbanization within the conterminous USA", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(10), 2003 - 2007

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, 20(10), 2003-2007

Ghosh, T., Powell, R., Elvidge, C. D., Baugh, K. E., Sutton, P. C., & Anderson, S., 2010, "Shedding light on the global distribution of economic activity", The Open Geography Journal , 3, 148-161

Ghosh, T., Anderson, S., Powell, R. L., Sutton, P. C., Elvidge, C. D., 2009, "Estimation of Mexico's Informal Economy and Remittances Using Nighttime Imagery", Remote Sensing, 1 (3), 418-444

Ghosh, T., C.D. Elvidge, P.C. Sutton, K.E. Baugh, D. Ziskin, B.T. Tuttle, 2010, "Creating a Global Grid of Distributed Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions from Nighttime Satellite Imagery", Energies, 3(12), 1895-1913

Ghosh, T., Powell, R.L., Anderson, S. Sutton, P.C. Elvdige, C.D., 2010, "Informal Economy And Remittance Estimates of India Using Nighttime Imagery", International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statisitics, 17

Ghosh, T.; Sutton, P.; Powell, R.; Anderson, S.; Elvidge, C.D., 2009, "Estimation of Mexico's informal economy using DMSP nighttime lights data", IEEE Proceedings of the 7th International Urban Remote Sensing Conference , 10 Pages

Ghosh, Tilottama, Christopher D. Elvidge, Paul C. Sutton, Kimberly E. Baugh, Daniel Ziskin, 2010, "Estimating the Information and Technology Development Index (IDI) Using Nighttime Satellite Imagery", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 153-172

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, 24, 595-609

Hsu, Feng-Chi, Christopher D. Elvidge, Yasunari Matsuno, 2010, "Steel Stock Estimation for Building and Civil Construction by Satellite Image", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 173-181

Imhoff M.L., Bounoua L., DeFries R., Lawrence W.T., Stutzer D., Tucker C.J., Rickett T., 2004, "The consequences of urban land transformation on net primary productivity in the United States", Remote Sensing of Environment, 89, 434 - 443

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, 59, 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, 61, 361-370

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", Fire in Southern African Savannas: Ecological and Atmospheric Perspectives, Ed. van Wilgen, B.W., Andreae, M.O., Goldammer, J.G, and Lindesay, J.A., Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, South Africa, 89-133

Kiran Chand, T.R., Badarinath, K.V.S., Elvidge, C.D., Tuttle, B.T., 2009, "Spatial characterization of electrical power consumption patterns over India using temporal DMSP-OLS night-time satellite data", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(3), 647-661

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, 103(2), 165-178

Kiran Chand, T.R., Badarinath, K.V.S., Murthy, M.S.R., Rajshekhar, G., Elvidge, C.D, Tuttle, B.T., 2007, "Active forest fire monitoring in Uttaranchal State, India using multi-temporal DMSP-OLS and MODIS data", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28(10), 2123 - 2132

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, 25(11), 2015-2036

Letu, Husi , Hara, Masanao , Yagi, Hiroshi , Naoki, Kazuhiro , Tana, Gegen , Nishio, Fumihiko and Shuhei, Okada, 2010, "Estimating energy consumption from night-time DMPS/OLS imagery after correcting for saturation effects", International Journal of Remote Sensing, Taylor & Francis, 31: 16, 4443 — 4458

Matsuno, Y.; Takahashi, K.I.; Adachi, Y.; Nakamura, J.; Elvidge, C., 2009, "Calculation of the in-use stock of materials in urban with nocturnal light image", IEEE Proceedings of the 7th International Urban Remote Sensing Conference , 5 Pages

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, 661-67

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, 68, 774-775

Milesi C., Elvidge C.D., Nemani R.R., Runnings S.W., 2003, "Assessing the impact of urban land development on net primary productivity in the southeastern United States", Remote Sensing of Environment, 86, 273 - 432

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, 36(3), 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, 102(40), 14181-14184

Nagatani, Izumi, 2010, "A methodology to create DMSP-OLS night-time mosaic image for monitoring fishing boats", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 143-152

Nghiem, S.V., Balk, D., Rodriguez, E., Neumanna, G., Sorichetta, A., Small, C., Elvidge, C.D., 2009, "Observations of urban and suburban environments with global satellite scatterometer data", ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 64, 367-380

Oda, T. , Shamil Maksyutov, and Christopher Elvidge, 2010, "Disaggregation of national fossil fuel CO2 emissions using a global power plant database and DMSP nightlight data", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 220-229

Oda, T. and S. Maksyutov, 2011, "A very high-resolution (1km×1 km) global fossil fuel CO2 emission inventory derived using a point source database and satellite observations of nighttime lights", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Copernicus Publications, 11, 543-556

Owen T.W., Gallo K.P, Elvidge C.D., Baugh K.E., 1998, "Using DMSP-OLS light frequency data to categorize urban environments associated with US climate observing stations", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 19 (17), 3451 - 3456

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, 23, 2837-2851

Rauch, J.N., 2009, "Global mapping of Al, Cu, Fe, and Zn in-use stocks and in-ground resources", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ed. David Menzie, In Press

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, 39, 261-303

Roychowdhury, Koel, Simon Jones, Colin Arrowsmith, Karin Reinke, Anthony Bedford, 2010, "The role of satellite data in census: Case study of an Indian State", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 208-219

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, Ed. Pilcher, N. and Ismail, G., ASEAN Academic Press, London, 25-34

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

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

Small, Christopher, Christopher D. Elvidge, Deborah Balk, Mark Montgomery, 2011, "Spatial scaling of stable night lights", Remote Sensing of Environment, Elsevier, 115 (2011), 269-280

Sutton P., 1997, "Modeling population density with night-time satellite imagery and GIS", Computers Environment and Urban Systems, 21 (3/4), 227 - 244

Sutton P.C., 2003, "A scale-adjusted measure of “Urban sprawl” using nighttime satellite imagery ", Remote Sensing of Environment, 86, 353 - 369

Sutton, P. C., Anderson, S. A., Elvidge, C. D., Tuttle, B. T., Ghosh, T., 2009, "Paving the planet: impervious surface as proxy measure of the human ecological footprint ", Progress in Physical Geography, 33, 510-527

Sutton, P. C., C. D. Elvidge and T. Ghosh, 2007, "Estimation of gross domestic product at sub-national scales using nighttime satellite imagery", International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics, 8 (SO7), 5 - 21

Sutton, P. C., Cova, T.J., Elvidge, C.D., 2006, "Mapping exurbia in the conterminous United States using nighttime satellite imagery", Geocarto International, 21(2), 39 - 45

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, 63, 1303-1313

Sutton, P., Elvidge, C., Obremski, T., 2003, "Building and Evaluating Models to Estimate Ambient Population Density", Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 69(5), 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, 22(16), 3061-3076

Sutton, P.C., M.J. Taylor, C.D. Elvidge, 2010, "Using DMSP OLS Imagery to Characterize Urban Populations in Developed and Developing Countries", Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas, Ed. Rashed, Tarek; Jürgens, Carsten, Springer, 329-348

Sutton, Paul C., Christopher D. Elvidge, Benjamin T. Tuttle, Daniel Ziskin, Kimberly Baugh, and Tilottama Ghosh, 2010, "A 2010 Mapping of the Constructed Surface Area Density for S.E. Asia - Preliminary Results", Proceedings of the 30th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting, 182-190

Takahashi, Kazoe Ichino, Ryutaro Terakado, Jiro Nakamura, Yoshihiro Adachi, Christopher D. Elvidge, Yaunari Matsuno, 2010, "In-use stock analysis using satellite nighttime light observation data", Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, Elsevier, 55, 196-2000

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, 111

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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, 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, 91, 129-133

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Zhao, Naizhuo, Nate Currit, Eric Samson, 2011, "Net primary production and gross domestic product in China derived from satellite imagery", Ecological Economics, Elsevier

Ziskin, D, C. Aubrecht, C. Elvidge, B. Tuttle, C. M. Eakin, A. E. Strong, and L. S. Guild, 2011, "Describing coral reef bleaching using very high spatial resolution satellite imagery: experimental methodology", Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, SPIE, 5, 053531 (2011)

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