The Dimming of Lights in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A satellite survey of the cumulative radiant emissions from electric lighting across China reveals a large radiance decline in lighting from December 2019 to February 2020—the peak of the lockdown established to suppress the spread of COVID-19 infections. To illustrate the changes, an analysis was a...

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Main Authors: Christopher D. Elvidge, Tilottama Ghosh, Feng-Chi Hsu, Mikhail Zhizhin, Morgan Bazilian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/17/2851