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DMSP Nighttime Lights of China: Di BG TH Driven by Growth

Satellite observed nighttime lighting in China more than doubled from 1992 to 2009, tracking growth in GDP and population. This pattern of rapid growth in lighting is typical of developing countries undergoing industrialization, while developed countries show stable lighting. The economic downturn beginning in 2008 slowed China's lighting growth. As China continues developing, its lighting levels are expected to eventually stabilize similarly to more developed nations.

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DMSP Nighttime Lights of China: Di BG TH Driven by Growth

Satellite observed nighttime lighting in China more than doubled from 1992 to 2009, tracking growth in GDP and population. This pattern of rapid growth in lighting is typical of developing countries undergoing industrialization, while developed countries show stable lighting. The economic downturn beginning in 2008 slowed China's lighting growth. As China continues developing, its lighting levels are expected to eventually stabilize similarly to more developed nations.

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DMSP Nighttime Lights of China: 

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Christopher D. Elvidge
Ch i h D El id (NOAA)
Kimberly Baugh (CIRES), Daniel Ziskin (CIRES), 
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and Tilottama Ghosh (CIRES) 

February 21, 2011
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The Weather Is Great!

Chicago Blizzard 
Two Weeks Agog
Version 4 DMSP Nighttime Lights
Time Series (1992 2009)
Time Series (1992‐2009)
• http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/downloadV4composites.html
• Data for 2010 to be added soon
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Temporal Loops
Temporal Loops
• http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/data/web_
data/china_movies/china/China_movie.html
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• http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/data/web_
data/china movies/hong kong/Hong Kong
data/china_movies/hong_kong/Hong_Kong_
movie.html
• http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/data/web_
data/china movies/hainan/Hainan Island mo
data/china_movies/hainan/Hainan_Island_mo
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Color Composite Image
1992 = blue, 2000 = green, 2010 = red
Aggregated Sum of Lights Index
Aggregated Sum‐of‐Lights Index
Strong Correlation to GDP
R2 = 0.97
Strong Correlation to Population
R2 = 0.93
Countries of the World
Comparison to USA
Comparison to USA
Summary
• Satellite observed nighttime lighting in China more than doubled 
from 1992 to 2009
from 1992 to 2009.
• The growth in lighting tracks growth in both GDP and population.
• This pattern is typical of the countries undergoing rapid 
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development (e.g. Vietnam, Algeria, Albania, Portugal and others).
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• Developed countries, like USA have stable lighting across the same 
time period, perhaps due to improvements in lighting efficiency?
• There is an indication that the growth of lighting in China slowed 
due to the economic downturn that started in 2008.
• At some point it is anticipated that growth in lighting in China will 
At some point it is anticipated that growth in lighting in China will
stabilize, similar to the pattern of developed countries.
Sutton and Liu Presentations
Sutton and Liu Presentations
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThGdIfSk
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