City lights shine brighter during the holidays in the United States when compared with the rest of the year, according to a new analysis of daily data from the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite by a NASA scientist and colleagues. The scientists found a similar pattern in the Middle East during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
City lights shine brighter during the holidays in the United States when compared with the rest of the year, according to a new analysis of daily data from the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite by a NASA scientist and colleagues. The scientists found a similar pattern in the Middle East during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The research is based on a new way to analyze satellite of nighttime lights that will allow scientists to observe daily light fluctuation around the globe.
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