Multiple angle observations would benefit visible band remote sensing using 
night lights

Kyba, C.; Aubé, Martin; Bará, Salvador; Bertolo, Andrea; Bouroussis, Constantinos A.; Cavazzani, Stefano; Espey, Brian R.; Falchi, Fabio; Gyuk, Geza; Jechow, Andreas; Kocifaj, Miroslav; Kolláth, Zoltán; Lamphar, Héctor; Levin, Noam; Liu, Shengjie; Miller, Steven D.; Ortolani, Sergio; Jason Pun, Chun Shing; Ribas, Salvador José; Ruhtz, Thomas; Sánchez de Miguel, Alejandro; Schneider, Matthias; Shrestha, Ranjay Man; Simoneau, Alexandre; So, Chu Wing; Storch, Tobias; Tong, Kai Pong; Tuñón, Milagros; Turnshek, Diane; Walczak, Ken; Wang, Jun; Wang, Zhuosen; Zhang, Jianglong

doi:10.1029/2021JD036382

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Multiple angle observations would benefit visible band remote sensing using night lights

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Kyba, C.
1.4 Remote Sensing, 1.0 Geodesy, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Aubé, Martin
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Bará, Salvador
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Bertolo, Andrea
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Bouroussis, Constantinos A.
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Cavazzani, Stefano
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Espey, Brian R.
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Falchi, Fabio
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Gyuk, Geza
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Jechow, Andreas
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Kocifaj, Miroslav
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Kolláth, Zoltán
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Lamphar, Héctor
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Levin, Noam
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Liu, Shengjie
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Miller, Steven D.
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Ortolani, Sergio
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Jason Pun, Chun Shing
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Ribas, Salvador José
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Ruhtz, Thomas
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Sánchez de Miguel, Alejandro
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Schneider, Matthias
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Shrestha, Ranjay Man
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Simoneau, Alexandre
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So, Chu Wing
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Storch, Tobias
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Tong, Kai Pong
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Tuñón, Milagros
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Turnshek, Diane
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Walczak, Ken
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Wang, Jun
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Wang, Zhuosen
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Zhang, Jianglong
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Kyba, C., Aubé, M., Bará, S., Bertolo, A., Bouroussis, C. A., Cavazzani, S., Espey, B. R., Falchi, F., Gyuk, G., Jechow, A., Kocifaj, M., Kolláth, Z., Lamphar, H., Levin, N., Liu, S., Miller, S. D., Ortolani, S., Jason Pun, C. S., Ribas, S. J., Ruhtz, T., Sánchez de Miguel, A., Schneider, M., Shrestha, R. M., Simoneau, A., So, C. W., Storch, T., Tong, K. P., Tuñón, M., Turnshek, D., Walczak, K., Wang, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (2022): Multiple angle observations would benefit visible band remote sensing using night lights. - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, 12, e2021JD036382.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036382

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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.