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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2014.28.4.484

Characterizing light pollution in national parks during peak and off-peak tourist seasons using nighttime satellite images  

Cho, Woo (Dept. of Tourism Development, Sangji Univ.)
Sung, Chan-Yong (Dept. of Environmental Planning, Keimyung Univ.)
Ki, Kyong-Seok (Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Sangji Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.28, no.4, 2014 , pp. 484-489 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we examined factors that influenced light pollution in Korean national parks during peak and off-peak tourist seasons. Cloud-and moonlight-free nighttime satellite images that were collected during October 2012(for peak season) and January 2013(for off-peak season) by the Day and Night Band (DNB) of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor were used to estimate the levels of light pollution in 19 national parks (excluding the Bukhansan and Mudeungsan National Parks). Bootstrapping regression analyses were conducted to examine the effects of socioeconomic and policy factors on light pollution in the study national parks for peak and off-peak tourist seasons, separately. The characteristics of light pollution in the national parks varied by season. During the peak tourist season, light pollution in the national parks were affected more by night lights nearby the parks than those within in the parks, while in the off-peak season, light sources in the parks were more important. Scattering of light emitted from hotels and other recreational facilities outside the parks that led to the sky glow effect can be attributed to the greater impact of night lights nearby the parks during the peak season. This result suggests that regulating light pollution nearby the park areas is needed to mitigate light pollution in the national parks, especially in a peak tourist season.
Keywords
NIGHT ARTIFICIAL LIGHT; VIIRS DNB; SKY GLOW EFFECT;
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