Limiting the impact of light pollution on human health, environment and stellar visibility
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The amount of pollution is strongly dependent on the spectral characteristics of the lamps, with the more environmentally friendly lamps being low pressure sodium, followed by high pressure sodium and most polluting are the lamps with a strong blue emission, like Metal Halide and white LEDs.About:
This article is published in Journal of Environmental Management.The article was published on 2011-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 473 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Environmental pollution & Sodium-vapor lamp.read more
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The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness.
Fabio Falchi,P. Cinzano,Dan M. Duriscoe,Christopher C. M. Kyba,Christopher D. Elvidge,Kimberly E. Baugh,Boris A. Portnov,Nataliya A. Rybnikova,Riccardo Furgoni +8 more
TL;DR: The world atlas of zenith artificial night sky brightness is modelled with VIIRS DNB data and calibrated with new high-resolution satellite data and new precision sky brightness measurements, showing that more than 80% of the world and more than 99%" of the U.S. and European populations live under light-polluted skies.
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Artificially lit surface of Earth at night increasing in radiance and extent
Christopher C. M. Kyba,Christopher C. M. Kyba,Theres Kuester,Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel,Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel,Kimberly E. Baugh,Andreas Jechow,Andreas Jechow,Franz Hölker,Jonathan Bennie,Christopher D. Elvidge,Kevin J. Gaston,Luis Guanter +12 more
TL;DR: The first-ever calibrated satellite radiometer designed for night lights is used to show that from 2012 to 2016, Earth’s artificially lit outdoor area grew by 2.2% per year, with a total radiance growth of 1.8% peryear.
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REVIEW: Reducing the ecological consequences of night‐time light pollution: options and developments
TL;DR: The potential consequences for organisms of five management options to reduce night‐time light pollution are examined, including to prevent areas from being artificially lit, limit the duration of lighting, reduce the ‘trespass’ of lighting into areas that are not intended to be lit, and change the intensity of lighting.
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Remote sensing of night lights: A review and an outlook for the future
Noam Levin,Noam Levin,Christopher C. M. Kyba,Christopher C. M. Kyba,Qingling Zhang,Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel,Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel,Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel,Miguel O. Román,Xi Li,Boris A. Portnov,Andrew Molthan,Andreas Jechow,Andreas Jechow,Steven D. Miller,Zhuosen Wang,Zhuosen Wang,Ranjay Shrestha,Christopher D. Elvidge,Christopher D. Elvidge +19 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the historical development of night-time optical sensors up to the current state-of-the-art sensors, highlight various applications of night light data, discuss the special challenges associated with remote sensing of night lights with a focus on the limitations of current sensors, and provide an outlook for the future of remote sensing.
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