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 …

[HTML][HTML] How to measure light pollution—A systematic review of methods and applications

S Mander, F Alam, R Lovreglio, M Ooi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Why artificial light at night should be a focus for global change research in the 21st century

TW Davies, T Smyth - Global Change Biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The environmental impacts of artificial light at night have been a rapidly growing field of
global change science in recent years. Yet, light pollution has not achieved parity with other …

Cloud coverage acts as an amplifier for ecological light pollution in urban ecosystems

CCM Kyba, T Ruhtz, J Fischer, F Hölker - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The diurnal cycle of light and dark is one of the strongest environmental factors for life on
Earth. Many species in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems use the level of ambient light …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring hourly night-time light by an unmanned aerial vehicle and its implications to satellite remote sensing

X Li, N Levin, J Xie, D Li - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Satellite-observed night-time light in urban areas has been widely used as an indicator for
socioeconomic development and light pollution. Up to present, the diurnal dynamics of city …

A systematic review for establishing relevant environmental parameters for urban lighting: Translating research into practice

C Pérez Vega, KM Zielinska-Dabkowska, S Schroer… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of lighting technologies developed in the 20th century has increased the
brightness and changed the spectral composition of nocturnal night-time habitats and night …

Evidence that reduced air and road traffic decreased artificial night-time skyglow during COVID-19 lockdown in Berlin, Germany

A Jechow, F Hölker - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Artificial skyglow, the brightening of the night sky by artificial light at night that is scattered
back to Earth within the atmosphere, is detrimental to astronomical observations and has an …

Tracking the dynamics of skyglow with differential photometry using a digital camera with fisheye lens

A Jechow, SJ Ribas, RC Domingo, F Hölker… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2018 - Elsevier
Artificial skyglow is dynamic due to changing atmospheric conditions and the switching on
and off of artificial lights throughout the night. Street lights as well as the ornamental …

Imaging and mapping the impact of clouds on skyglow with all-sky photometry

A Jechow, Z Kolláth, SJ Ribas, H Spoelstra, F Hölker… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Artificial skyglow is constantly growing on a global scale, with potential ecological
consequences ranging up to affecting biodiversity. To understand these consequences …

Mapping the brightness and color of urban to rural skyglow with all-sky photometry

A Jechow, CCM Kyba, F Hölker - Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial skyglow is a form of light pollution with wide ranging implications on the
environment. The extent, intensity and color of skyglow depends on the artificial light …