Can We Rely on VIIRS Nightlights to Estimate the Short-Term Impacts of Natural Disasters? Evidence from Five Southeast Asian Countries

Can We Rely on VIIRS Nightlights to Estimate the Short-Term Impacts of Natural Disasters? Evidence from Five Southeast Asian Countries

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) nightlights are used to model damage caused by earthquakes, floods, and typhoons in five Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam). The data are used to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Skoufias, Emmanuel, Strobl, Eric, Tveit, Thomas
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
REMOTE SENSING
NATURAL DISASTER
DAMAGE INDEX
FLOOD
EARTHQUAKE
TYPHOON
VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/757621572539847894/Can-We-Rely-on-VIIRS-Nightlights-to-Estimate-the-Short-Term-Impacts-of-Natural-Disasters
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32661

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/757621572539847894/Can-We-Rely-on-VIIRS-Nightlights-to-Estimate-the-Short-Term-Impacts-of-Natural-Disasters
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32661

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