Skyglow-Induced Luminance Gradients Influence Orientation in a Migratory Moth [PDF]
InsectsArtificial light at night (ALAN) is altering nocturnal ecosystems. While the effects of direct light sources on insect behavior are well studied, the influence of large-scale skyglow on migratory orientation remains unclear.
Gao Hu, James Foster
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Imaging and mapping the impact of clouds on skyglow with all-sky photometry [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Artificial skyglow is constantly growing on a global scale, with potential ecological consequences ranging up to affecting biodiversity. To understand these consequences, worldwide mapping of skyglow for all weather conditions is urgently required.
Franz Hölker +2 more
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Night-Time Skyglow Dynamics during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Guangbutun Region of Wuhan City
Remote Sensing, 2022 The COVID-19 epidemic lockdown has a direct influence on urban socioeconomic activity, including night-time light (NTL) changes. Night-time skyglow, a form of light pollution caused by NTL, is also affected by public emergencies. Here we investigated the
Xi Li, Chengen Li, Changjun Zhu
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Snowglow—The Amplification of Skyglow by Snow and Clouds Can Exceed Full Moon Illuminance in Suburban Areas [PDF]
Journal of Imaging, 2019 Artificial skyglow, the fraction of artificial light at night that is emitted upwards from Earth and subsequently scattered back within the atmosphere, depends on atmospheric conditions but also on the ground albedo.
Andreas Jechow, Franz Hölker
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Design and implementation of an illumination system to mimic skyglow at ecosystem level in a large-scale lake enclosure facility [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Light pollution is an environmental stressor of global extent that is growing exponentially in area and intensity. Artificial skyglow, a form of light pollution with large range, is hypothesized to have environmental impact at ecosystem level.
Andreas Jechow +19 more
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Artificial light at night is a top predictor of bird migration stopover density [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 As billions of nocturnal avian migrants traverse North America, twice a year they must contend with landscape changes driven by natural and anthropogenic forces, including the rapid growth of the artificial glow of the night sky.
Kyle G. Horton +9 more
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Verification of Angular Response of Sky Quality Meter with Quasi-Punctual Light Sources [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 Sky Quality Meter (SQM) is a commercial instrument based on photometers widely used by amateur astronomers for skyglow measurement from the ground. In the framework of the MINLU project, two SQM-LE units were integrated in an autonomous sensor suite ...
Mirco Bartolomei +4 more
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Experimental study on the impact of continuous and dynamic artificial light at night on moths originating from different skyglow conditions [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBiodiversity is negatively affected by light pollution, caused by artificial light at night (ALAN). Light-emitting diodes facilitate new lighting technologies to mediate the negative effects of ALAN, such as dynamic ALAN where light intensity can be ...
Evert Van de Schoot +4 more
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Air pollution mitigation can reduce the brightness of the night sky in and near cities [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Light pollution is a novel environmental problem whose extent and severity are rapidly increasing. Among other concerns, it threatens global biodiversity, nocturnal animal migration, and the integrity of the ground-based astronomy research enterprise ...
Miroslav Kocifaj, John C. Barentine
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Remote Sensing, 2020 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 impact on ecosystems as a form of light pollution.
Franz Hölker +2 more
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