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A new method for extracting built-up urban areas using DMSP-OLS nighttime stable lights: a case study in the Pearl River Delta, southern China

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Pages 218-238 | Received 12 Sep 2014, Accepted 07 Jan 2015, Published online: 06 Mar 2015

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