Evidence That Reduced Air and Road Traffic Decreased Artificial Night-Time Skyglow during COVID-19 Lockdown in Berlin, Germany

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. In this work, we investigated the impact of the lockdown...

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Main Authors: Andreas Jechow, Franz Hölker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/20/3412