Contributions of artificial lighting sources on light pollution in Hong Kong measured through a night sky brightness monitoring network

@article{Pun2014ContributionsOA,
  title={Contributions of artificial lighting sources on light pollution in Hong Kong measured through a night sky brightness monitoring network},
  author={Chun Shing Jason Pun and Chu-wing So and Wai-yan Leung and Chung F. T. Wong},
  journal={Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy \& Radiative Transfer},
  year={2014},
  volume={139},
  pages={90-108}
}
  • C. Pun, C. So, Chung F. T. Wong
  • Published 4 January 2014
  • Environmental Science
  • Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer
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