This paper provides a review and summary status of the research underway by the NASA
Terra Aqua Suomi-NPP Land Discipline Team to provide continuity of global land data …

Light pollution has increased globally, with 80% of the total population now living under light-
polluted skies. In this Review, we elucidate the scope and importance of light pollution and …

An accurate mapping of land disturbances with regard to their timing and locations is the
prerequisite for the success of downstream disturbance characterization. This study …

The 6 February 2023 earthquakes that hit south-eastern Turkey were amongst the deadliest
in the past century. Here, we report the ability to map and quantify areas impacted by these …

This research aims to explore the use of the educational game" MARIO" in improving the
cognitive capacity of young children, especially in number recognition." MARIO" is an …

Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is the key parameter for determining the aerosol radiative
effects and air quality variation. It is important to quantify nighttime aerosols using satellite …

Remotely sensed nighttime lights (NTL) uniquely capture urban change processes that are
important to human and ecological well-being, such as urbanization, socio-political conflicts …

Measurements of artificial light at night represent an incredible challenge as the optical state
of the atmosphere is highly unstable thus making both long-term trend analyses and inter …

The precise recognition of urban fringes is vital to monitor urban sprawl and map urban
management planning. The spatial clustering method is a prevalent way to identify urban …

Night-time light data (NTL) have been extensively utilized to map urban fringe areas, but to
date, there has not been a comprehensive evaluation of the existing spatial clustering …