Table 5 The 20 largest contiguous light agglomerations in 2009, with different DN thresholds
From: Dynamics and spatial distribution of global nighttime lights
DN > 30 | DN > 40 | DN > 50 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (km2) | City | Area (km2) | City | Area (km2) | City |
38,418 | New York | 21,750 | New York | 17,649 | New York |
29,171 | Cairo | 11,889 | Chicago | 9,143 | Shenzhen |
19,970 | Milano | 11,607 | Shenzhen | 8,113 | Tokyo |
15,496 | Brussels | 11,016 | Cairo | 8,049 | Chicago |
14,836 | Shenzhen | 10,468 | Tokyo | 7,798 | Los Angeles |
14,146 | Chicago | 9,119 | Boston | 5,957 | Cairo |
13,810 | Tokyo | 8,672 | Los Angeles | 5,952 | Boston |
12,441 | Boston | 7,503 | Tampa | 5,526 | Dallas |
10,713 | Shanghai | 7,149 | Brussels | 5,343 | Atlanta |
10,225 | Orlando | 6,555 | Seoul | 5,046 | Washington |
9,732 | Los Angeles | 6,316 | Washington | 4,998 | Houston |
8,613 | Dubai | 6,300 | Atlanta | 4,912 | Seoul |
8,213 | Seoul | 6,261 | Dallas | 4,142 | Detroit |
7,978 | Atlanta | 5,826 | Huston | 4,088 | Osaka |
7,623 | Toronto | 5,799 | Milano | 4,004 | Milano |
7,415 | Tel Aviv | 5,709 | Shanghai | 3,914 | Sao Paulo |
7,372 | Dallas | 5,440 | Nagoya | 3,900 | Nagoya |
7,256 | Moscow | 5,201 | Luxor | 3,836 | London |
7,041 | London | 5,185 | Detroit | 3,753 | Miami |
6,825 | Huston | 5,176 | London | 3,518 | Luxor |