Relationship between DMSP/OLS nighttime light and CO2 emission from electric power plant

Husi Letu; Yuhai Bao; Gegen Tana; Masanao Hara; Fumihiko Nishio

doi:10.1117/12.977290

21 November 2012 Relationship between DMSP/OLS nighttime light and CO₂ emission from electric power plant

Husi Letu, Yuhai Bao, Gegen Tana, Masanao Hara, Fumihiko Nishio

Proceedings Volume 8524, Land Surface Remote Sensing; 85242G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977290
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2012, Kyoto, Japan

Abstract

In this study, we estimated the CO₂ emission by fossil fuel consumption from electric power plant using DMSP stable light image for 1999 after correction for saturation effect. Digital number (DNs) of the stable light image in center of city areas are saturated for the strong nighttime intensity and characteristic of the OLS satellite sensor. To estimate the CO₂ emission using stable light image, saturation light correction method was developed by using DMSP radiance calibration image, which has not included saturation pixel in city areas. Then, regression analysis was performed with cumulative DNs of the corrected stable light image, electric power consumption, electric power generation and CO₂ emission by fossil fuel consumption from electric power plant each other. Results indicated that there are good relationship (R²<90%) between DNs of the corrected stable light image and other parameters. Finally, we estimated the CO₂ emission from electric power plant using corrected stable light image.

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Husi Letu, Yuhai Bao, Gegen Tana, Masanao Hara, and Fumihiko Nishio "Relationship between DMSP/OLS nighttime light and CO₂ emission from electric power plant", Proc. SPIE 8524, Land Surface Remote Sensing, 85242G (21 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977290

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