Remote sensing of night lights: A review and an outlook for the future
Remote sensing of night light emissions in the visible band offers a unique opportunity to
directly observe human activity from space. This has allowed a host of applications including …
directly observe human activity from space. This has allowed a host of applications including …
Measuring night sky brightness: methods and challenges
A Hänel, T Posch, SJ Ribas, M Aubé, D Duriscoe… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2018 - Elsevier
Measuring the brightness of the night sky has become an increasingly important topic in
recent years, as artificial lights and their scattering by the Earth's atmosphere continue …
recent years, as artificial lights and their scattering by the Earth's atmosphere continue …
The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness
Artificial lights raise night sky luminance, creating the most visible effect of light pollution—
artificial skyglow. Despite the increasing interest among scientists in fields such as ecology …
artificial skyglow. Despite the increasing interest among scientists in fields such as ecology …
[HTML][HTML] How to measure light pollution—A systematic review of methods and applications
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is ever-present in modern society and has revolutionised our
lives. Along with its many benefits, ALAN can have adverse effects that are studied across …
lives. Along with its many benefits, ALAN can have adverse effects that are studied across …
Artificial skyglow is constantly growing on a global scale, with potential ecological
consequences ranging up to affecting biodiversity. To understand these consequences …
consequences ranging up to affecting biodiversity. To understand these consequences …
Evaluating street lighting quality in residential areas by combining remote sensing tools and a survey on pedestrians' perceptions of safety and visual comfort
The perceived quality of street lighting influences pedestrians' perceptions of safety and
visual comfort, as well as outdoors activities at night. This study explores the association …
visual comfort, as well as outdoors activities at night. This study explores the association …
Red is the new black: how the colour of urban skyglow varies with cloud cover
The development of street lamps based on solid-state lighting technology is likely to
introduce a major change in the colour of urban skyglow (one form of light pollution). We …
introduce a major change in the colour of urban skyglow (one form of light pollution). We …
Night sky brightness measurement, quality assessment and monitoring
JC Barentine - Nature Astronomy, 2022 - nature.com
Ground-based optical astronomy necessarily involves sensing the light of astronomical
objects along with the contributions of many natural sources ranging from the Earth's …
objects along with the contributions of many natural sources ranging from the Earth's …