LIGHT POLLUTION IN USA AND EUROPE: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Using data from the New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness, VIIRS-recorded radiance and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data, the Payne Institute Earth Observation Group compared light pollution levels, and the light flux to the population size and GDP at the State and County levels in the USA and at Regional (NUTS2) and Province (NUTS3) levels in Europe. July 27, 2019.