@ARTICLE{Kaszowski_Wiesław_Light_2012, author={Kaszowski, Wiesław and Ściężor, Tomasz and Kubala, Marek}, volume={vol. 38}, number={No 4}, journal={Archives of Environmental Protection}, howpublished={online}, year={2012}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The existence of extensive records for the impact of night sky brightness on the animals’ behavior in their natural environment shows the need to investigate the level of artificially induced night sky glow (light pollution) in the protected areas. The results of multi-night sky brightness measurements carried out at the selected sites in Polish mountain areas under various atmospheric conditions are presented. Conducted measurements show a strong impact of the artificial sky glow on the night sky brightness, which is the essence of light pollution. The influence of both distant urban centers, as well as local tourist resorts on the size of studied phenomenon in the mountain areas, which causes both ecological and touristic degradation of these areas was stated. In a few studied areas the level of night sky brightness greatly exceeds the natural one and is comparable to such levels measured inside the cities. It was found that only the southern part of the Polish Carpathians can be considered an area free of light pollution.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Light Pollution of the Mountain Areas in Poland / Zanieczyszczenie Świetlne W Obszarach Górskich W Polsce}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/85778/PDF/10265-Volume38-Issue4-paper_06.pdf}, doi={10.2478/v10265-012-0042-4}, keywords={Light pollution, artificial sky glow, light-island, light sources, illumination}, }