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Rapid conflict monitoring of Israeli strikes on Iran in June 2025 using VIIRS Nightfire data

Zhizhin, Mikhail
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Colorado School of Mines. Payne Institute for Public Policy
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Elvidge, Christopher
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Bazilian, Morgan
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2025-06-18
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https://hdl.handle.net/11124/180822
 https://doi.org/10.25676/11124/180822
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This study investigates thermal anomalies detected by the VIIRS Nightfire (VNF) algorithm in relation to reported Israeli military strikes on Iranian territory beginning June 13, 2025. Leveraging VNF's ability to identify high-temperature combustion sources such as industrial flares, wildfires, and crucially, explosions and fires in conflict zones, this analysis aims to provide an independent assessment of the recent events.
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