SATELITARNE OBSERWACJE NOCNYCH ŚWIATEŁ ZIEMI
SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF THE NIGHTTIME LIGHTS OF THE EARTH

Author(s): Andrzej Z. Kotarba
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Conference Report
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: light pollution; remote sensing; OLS; VIIRS; HSC
Summary/Abstract: The intensity and localization of light sources are fundamental for investigation of the light pollution on a regional and global scale. Both of these parameters can be mapped effectively only by means of satellite remote sensing. Currently, the anthropogenic light emission is monitored by two operational meteorological instruments: the OLS sensor (Operational Linescan System) onboard the DMSP satellites, and the VIIRS sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) onboard the Suomi-NPP. Supplements to the VIIRS and OLS are occasionally performed observations from High Sensitivity Cameras (onboard SAC-C i SAC-D satellites), and digital photographs taken by the astronauts of the International Space Station.

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