Mikhail Zhizhin
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View article: VIIRS Nightfire Super-Resolution Method for Multiyear Cataloging of Natural Gas Flaring Sites: 2012–2025
VIIRS Nightfire Super-Resolution Method for Multiyear Cataloging of Natural Gas Flaring Sites: 2012–2025 Open
We present a new method for mapping of gas flares in the multiyear spatio-temporal database of the VIIRS Nightfire (VNF) nighttime infrared heat source detections from the three satellites, Suomi NPP, NOAA-20 and NOAA-21. The algorithm is …
View article: An Improved Calibration for Satellite Estimation of Flared Gas Volumes from VIIRS Nighttime Data
An Improved Calibration for Satellite Estimation of Flared Gas Volumes from VIIRS Nighttime Data Open
The VIIRS Nightfire (VNF) data product is particularly useful for monitoring of global natural gas flaring and estimation of flared gas volumes. Advantages of VIIRS include the collection of nightly global coverage with the inclusion of fo…
View article: A comprehensive global mapping of offshore lighting
A comprehensive global mapping of offshore lighting Open
We present the first comprehensive multiyear global mapping of offshore lighting structures derived from low-light imaging satellite observations collected at night. The sensor is the day–night band (DNB) flown as part of the NASA/NOAA Vis…
View article: An Improved Calibration for Satellite Estimation of Flared Gas Volumes from Viirs Nighttime Data
An Improved Calibration for Satellite Estimation of Flared Gas Volumes from Viirs Nighttime Data Open
View article: Map of Darkness: How Nighttime Lights Trace the Impact of War in Ukraine
Map of Darkness: How Nighttime Lights Trace the Impact of War in Ukraine Open
View article: A Comprehensive Global Mapping of Offshore Lighting
A Comprehensive Global Mapping of Offshore Lighting Open
We present the first comprehensive multiyear global mapping of offshore lighting structures derived from low-light imaging satellite observations collected at night. The sensor is the day/night band (DNB) flown as part of the NASA/NOAA Vis…
View article: Exploring the Hidden World of Lighting Flicker with a High-Speed Camera
Exploring the Hidden World of Lighting Flicker with a High-Speed Camera Open
Alternating current can result in flickering—or pulsing—in the brightness of light emitted by luminaires. Lighting flicker typically occurs in the range of 100 to 140 cycles per second (Hz), which is too fast for visual perception by most …
View article: Hyperspectral imaging system for ice core studies
Hyperspectral imaging system for ice core studies Open
Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology has been increasingly used in Earth and planetary sciences. This imaging technique has been successfully tested on ice cores using VNIR (visible and near-infrared, 380-1000 nm) (Garzonio et al., 2018)…
View article: Global Satellite Monitoring of Exothermic Industrial Activity via Infrared Emissions
Global Satellite Monitoring of Exothermic Industrial Activity via Infrared Emissions Open
This paper reports on the first daily global monitoring program for natural gas flaring and industrial sites producing waste heat based on satellite observed infrared emissions. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) collect…
View article: Night-Time Detection of Subpixel Emitters with VIIRS Mid-Wave Infrared Bands M12–M13
Night-Time Detection of Subpixel Emitters with VIIRS Mid-Wave Infrared Bands M12–M13 Open
In this paper, we present a new approach to subpixel infrared (IR) emitter detection in VIIRS mid-wave (MWIR) infrared bands M12–M13 at night, based on the presence of a tightly clustered background diagonal present in full granule scatter…
View article: Statistical moments of VIIRS night-time lights
Statistical moments of VIIRS night-time lights Open
Annual VIIRS global night-time lights traditionally report mean radiance levels after filtering to remove moonlit and cloudy data followed by outlier removal. The mean is the first statistical moment, but there are three other statistical …
View article: Fifty years of nightly global low-light imaging satellite observations
Fifty years of nightly global low-light imaging satellite observations Open
The history of satellite remote sensing of nighttime lights traces it is roots back the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) which began flying polar orbiting satellites with cloud imaging sensors in the 1970’s. T…
View article: The VIIRS Day/Night Band: A Flicker Meter in Space?
The VIIRS Day/Night Band: A Flicker Meter in Space? Open
The VIIRS day/night band (DNB) high gain stage (HGS) pixel effective dwell time is in the range of 2–3 milliseconds (ms), which is about one third of the flicker cycle present in lighting powered by alternating current. Thus, if flicker is…
View article: Cross-Sensor Nighttime Lights Image Calibration for DMSP/OLS and SNPP/VIIRS with Residual U-Net
Cross-Sensor Nighttime Lights Image Calibration for DMSP/OLS and SNPP/VIIRS with Residual U-Net Open
Remote sensing of nighttime lights (NTL) is widely used in socio-economic studies of economic growth, urbanization, stability of power grid, environmental light pollution, pandemics and military conflicts. Currently, NTL data are collected…
View article: Extending the DMSP Nighttime Lights Time Series beyond 2013
Extending the DMSP Nighttime Lights Time Series beyond 2013 Open
Data collected by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) sensors have been archived and processed by the Earth Observation Group (EOG) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (N…
View article: Subpixel Analysis of Primary and Secondary Infrared Emitters with Nighttime VIIRS Data
Subpixel Analysis of Primary and Secondary Infrared Emitters with Nighttime VIIRS Data Open
Biomass burning is a coupled exothermic/endothermic system that transfers carbon in several forms to the atmosphere, ultimately leaving mineral ash. The exothermic phases include flaming and smoldering, which produce the heat that drives t…
View article: Global Gas Flare Survey by Infrared Imaging, VIIRS Nightfire, 2012-2019
Global Gas Flare Survey by Infrared Imaging, VIIRS Nightfire, 2012-2019 Open
This dataset contains annual global flare site surveys from 2012-2019 derived from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi National Polar Partnership (SNPP) satellite. Gas flaring sites were identified from heat anom…
View article: Measuring Gas Flaring in Russia with Multispectral VIIRS Nightfire
Measuring Gas Flaring in Russia with Multispectral VIIRS Nightfire Open
According to the data reported by the international and governmental agencies, the Russian Federation remains one of the world’s major associated petroleum gas (APG) flaring nations. In the past decade, numerous studies have shown the appl…
View article: Data for: Black carbon emissions from flaring in Russia in the period 2012-2017
Data for: Black carbon emissions from flaring in Russia in the period 2012-2017 Open
The data contains new estimates for black carbon emissions from flaring in Russia for the period 2012-2017. Flaring locations and the flared gas volume were estimated from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). Black carbon emi…
View article: Black carbon emissions from flaring in Russia in the period 2012–2017
Black carbon emissions from flaring in Russia in the period 2012–2017 Open
View article: The Annual Cycling of Nighttime Lights in India
The Annual Cycling of Nighttime Lights in India Open
India is known to have unstable power supply, and many locations show an annual cycle in VIIRS Nighttime Light (VNL). In this study, autocorrelation function (ACF) analysis is used to identify the annual cycling in VNL. Two fundamentally d…
View article: Learning from Nighttime Observations of Gas Flaring in North Dakota for Better Decision and Policy Making
Learning from Nighttime Observations of Gas Flaring in North Dakota for Better Decision and Policy Making Open
In today’s oil industry, companies frequently flare the produced natural gas from oil wells. The flaring activities are extensive in some regions including North Dakota. Besides company-reported data, which are compiled by the North Dakota…
View article: Annual Time Series of Global VIIRS Nighttime Lights Derived from Monthly Averages: 2012 to 2019
Annual Time Series of Global VIIRS Nighttime Lights Derived from Monthly Averages: 2012 to 2019 Open
A consistently processed annual global nighttime lights time series (2012–2019) was produced using monthly cloud-free radiance averages made from low light imaging day/night band (DNB) data collected by the NASA/NOAA Visible Infrared Imagi…
View article: New Results of Visualization of the Lost Miniatures of the Khludov Psalter of the Middle of the 9th Century by Natural Science Methods
New Results of Visualization of the Lost Miniatures of the Khludov Psalter of the Middle of the 9th Century by Natural Science Methods Open
The article is devoted to the use of modern natural science methods in the study of medieval figurative sources within the framework of a joint project of the State Historical Museum and the Russian Space Institute. The method of multispec…
View article: The Dimming of Lights in India during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Dimming of Lights in India during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
The monthly Suomi National Polar-orbiting (NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day–Night Band (DNB) composite reveals the dimming of lights as an effect of the lockdown enforced by the government of India in response to …
View article: Indicators of Electric Power Instability from Satellite Observed Nighttime Lights
Indicators of Electric Power Instability from Satellite Observed Nighttime Lights Open
Electric power services are fundamental to prosperity and economic development. Disruptions in the electricity power service can range from minutes to days. Such events are common in many developing economies, where the power generation an…
View article: The Dimming of Lights in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Dimming of Lights in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
A satellite survey of the cumulative radiant emissions from electric lighting across China reveals a large radiance decline in lighting from December 2019 to February 2020—the peak of the lockdown established to suppress the spread of COVI…
View article: Variations in gas flaring in Russia observed using multispectral nighttime remote sensing
Variations in gas flaring in Russia observed using multispectral nighttime remote sensing Open
Associated petroleum gas (APG) is an inevitable by-product of oil extraction.In many cases, remote oil production facilities lack infrastructure for associated gas utilization which leads to the disposal of gas through flaring and venting.…
View article: Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from U.S. Oil and Gas Production: Recent Trends and Source Attribution
Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from U.S. Oil and Gas Production: Recent Trends and Source Attribution Open
U.S. oil and natural gas production volumes have grown by up to 100% in key production areas between January 2017 and August 2019. Here we show that recent trends are visible from space and can be attributed to drilling, production, and ga…
View article: A LIFETIME PORTRAIT OF TSAR IVAN THE TERRIBLE: THE VISUALIZATION OF A FADED MONUMENT BY NATURAL SCIENCE METHODS
A LIFETIME PORTRAIT OF TSAR IVAN THE TERRIBLE: THE VISUALIZATION OF A FADED MONUMENT BY NATURAL SCIENCE METHODS Open
The collections of the State Historical Museum keep a single offering copy of the first-printed Apostle 1564 by Ivan Fedorov with the image of the tsar Ivan the Terrible. This portrait was made in the embossing technique on the cover of th…