Angular Distribution of Uplight at 10,000 ft over Berlin

Abstract

The upward emission direction of artificial light from cities is unknown, and is the most important systematic uncertainty in simulations of skyglow. We present a technique for measuring the emission for zenith angles up to 70 degrees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA619189

Entities

People

  • Carsten Lindemann
  • Christian B. Luginbuhl
  • Christopher C. Kyba
  • Franz Hoelker
  • Juergen Fischer
  • Thomas Ruhtz

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Assembly
  • Astronomy
  • Detectors
  • Emission
  • Information Operations
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Simulations
  • Space Sciences
  • Uncertainty

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Spectroscopy.