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 …

Artificial light at night is profoundly altering natural light cycles, particularly as perceived by
many organisms, over extensive areas of the globe. This alteration comprises the …

Daily, lunar and seasonal cycles of natural light have been key forms of environmental
variation across the Earth's surface since the first emergence of life. They have driven the …

Quantifying the evolution of urban expansion is of vital importance for optimizing land use
patterns and promoting sustainable urban development. This research constructed the …

Remote sensing of nighttime lights has been shown as a good surrogate for estimating
population and economic activity at national and sub-national scales, using DMSP satellites …

Artificial light at night (ALAN) provides a unique footprint of human activities and settlements.
However, the adverse effects of ALAN on human health and ecosystems have not been well …

Images of the Earth at night are an exceptional source of human geographical data,
because artificial light highlights human activity in a way that daytime scenes do not. The …

Alternation between day and night is a predictable environmental fluctuation that organisms
use to time their activities. Since the invention of artificial lighting, this predictability has been …

Sensors on remote sensing satellites have provided useful tools for evaluation of the
environmental impacts of nighttime artificial light pollution. However, due to their …

Urbanization is one of the major threats to wild plants and pollinators, and its global increase
demands a better understanding of the mechanism driving its negative impact. Urban …