Satellite-Observed Nighttime Light Variation as Evidence for Global Armed Conflicts

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

• Publication date

  2013-04-16

• Fields of study

  Political Science, Geography, Computer Science, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2241021
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