Night lights, as detected by satellites, are increasingly used by economists, typically as a
proxy for economic activity. The growing popularity of these data reflects either the absence …

Nighttime light (NTL) data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
(DMSP)/Operational Linescan System (OLS) and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer …

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 …

We present the first World Atlas of the zenith artificial night sky brightness at sea level. Based
on radiance-calibrated high-resolution DMSP satellite data and on accurate modelling of …

Improving human well-being is increasingly recognized as essential for movement toward a
sustainable and desirable future. Estimates of different aspects of human well-being, such …

Aerial observations of light pollution can fill an important gap between ground based
surveys and nighttime satellite data. Terrestrially bound surveys are labor intensive and are …

We present a method to map the artificial sky brightness across large territories in
astronomical photometric bands with a resolution of approximately 1 km. This is of use in …

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is rapidly growing and expanding globally, posing threats to
ecological safety. Urban light pollution prevention and control are moving toward urban …

Recent methods to map artificial night-sky brightness and stellar visibility across large
territories or their distribution over the entire sky at any site are based on computation of the …

In this paper we review new available indicators useful to quantify and monitor light
pollution, defined as the alteration of the natural quantity of light in the night environment …