Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns of urban impervious surfaces in China: An improved assessment using nighttime light data

Agriculture & Biology

• China 100%
• urbanization 89%
• urban areas 40%
• environmental impact 38%
• vegetation 28%
• normalized difference vegetation index 25%
• surface area 17%
• methodology 5%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• urbanization 64%
• environmental impact 30%
• vegetation 23%
• ecological impact 21%
• index 19%
• NDVI 18%
• surface area 15%
• urban area 14%
• saturation 13%
• speed 12%
• city 10%
• land 10%
• rate 6%
• method 4%

Social Sciences

• China 94%
• urbanization 83%
• environmental impact 41%
• regional difference 24%
• urban area 19%