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Commentary: Multiple Angle Observations Would Benefit Visible Band Remote Sensing using Night Lights

Kyba, Christopher and Aube, Martin and Bara, Salvador and Bertolo, Andrea and Bouroussis, Constantinos and Cavazzani, Stefano and Espey, Brian and Falchi, Fabio and Gyuk, Geza and Jechow, Andreas and Kocifaj, Miroslav and Kolláth, Zoltán and Lamphar, Héctor and Levin, Noam and Liu, Shengjie and Miller, Steven D. and Ortolani, Sergio and Pun, Chun Shing Jason and Ribas, Salvador José and Ruhtz, Thomas and Sánchez de Miguel, Alejandro and Schneider, Mathias and Shresta, Ranjay Man and Simoneau, Alexandre and So, Chu Wing and Storch, Tobias and Tong, Kai Pong and Tunón, Milagros and Turnshek, Diane and Walczak, Ken and Wang, Jun and Wang, Zhousen and Zhang, Jianglong (2022) Commentary: Multiple Angle Observations Would Benefit Visible Band Remote Sensing using Night Lights. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127 (12), pp. 1-8. Wiley. doi: 10.1029/2021JD036382. ISSN 0148-0227.

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Official URL: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021JD036382

Abstract

The spatial and angular emission patterns of artificial and natural light emitted, scattered, and reflected from the Earth at night are far more complex than those for scattered and reflected solar radiation during daytime. In this commentary, we use examples to show that there is additional information contained in the angular distribution of emitted light. We argue that this information could be used to improve existing remote sensing retrievals based on night lights, and in some cases could make entirely new remote sensing analyses possible. This work will be challenging, so we hope this article will encourage researchers and funding agencies to pursue further study of how multi-angle views can be analyzed or acquired.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/186933/
Document Type:Article
Title:Commentary: Multiple Angle Observations Would Benefit Visible Band Remote Sensing using Night Lights
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Kyba, ChristopherDeutsches Geoforschungszentrum Potsdamhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7014-1843UNSPECIFIED
Aube, MartinDept. Physics, Cegep de Sherbrooke & Bishop's University, Dept. Applied Geomatics, Univ. SherbrookeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bara, SalvadorDept. Applied Physics, University Santiago de CompostelaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bertolo, AndreaRegional Environmental Protection Agency of VenetoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bouroussis, ConstantinosLighting Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, GreeceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cavazzani, StefanoDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Espey, BrianSchool of Physics, Trinity College DublinCollege Green, Dublin, IrelandUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Falchi, FabioISTILUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gyuk, GezaThe Adler Planetarium ChicagoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jechow, AndreasLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kocifaj, MiroslavICA, Slovak Academy of Sciences, BratislavaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kolláth, ZoltánDepartment of Physics, Eszterházy Károly University LeánykaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lamphar, HéctorICA, Slovak Academy of Sciences, BratislavaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Levin, NoamDept. Geography, Hebrew Univ. JerusalemUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Liu, ShengjieSpatial Sciences Institute, University of Southern CaliforniaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Miller, Steven D.Department of Atmospheric Science and Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort CollinsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ortolani, SergioINAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, ItalyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pun, Chun Shing JasonDepartment of Physics, The University of Hong KongUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ribas, Salvador JoséParc Astronòmic Montsec - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya,UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ruhtz, ThomasFUBUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sánchez de Miguel, AlejandroDepto. Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica, Instituto de Física de Partículas y del Cosmos (IPARCOS), Universidad Complutense, MadridUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schneider, MathiasMathias.Schneider (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-3781133716016
Shresta, Ranjay ManTerrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Simoneau, AlexandreUniversité de SherbrookeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
So, Chu WingDepartment of Physics, The University of Hong KongUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Storch, TobiasTobias.Storch (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8853-8996UNSPECIFIED
Tong, Kai PongICA, Slovak Academy of Sciences, BratislavaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tunón, MilagrosGerman Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, PotsdamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Turnshek, DianePhysics Department, Carnegie Mellon University, PittsburghUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Walczak, KenThe Adler Planetarium ChicagoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wang, JunDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Iwoa CityUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wang, ZhousenTerrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zhang, JianglongDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North DakotaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:11 June 2022
Journal or Publication Title:Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:127
DOI:10.1029/2021JD036382
Page Range:pp. 1-8
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0148-0227
Status:Published
Keywords:Remote Sensing, Night, Night Lights,
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Optical remote sensing
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Remote Sensing Technology Institute > Photogrammetry and Image Analysis
Deposited By: Schneider, Mathias
Deposited On:21 Nov 2022 14:42
Last Modified:25 Apr 2023 10:05

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