Map of 2015 high dynamic range grey scale recently the earth observation group at ngdc which also provided the data underlying the above mentioned nasa picture has published grey scale maps of night lights.
Blue marble night lights 2015.
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Nasa s blue marble pictures of earth show each month of the year 2004 to illustrate changes in snow cover and vegetation.
Blue marble was initially created by nasa s goddard space flight center the night lights by noaa s.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica.
Night lights sep dec 2015 based on viirs composites by ncei s eog background image 2004 based on blue marble ng by nasa s eo borders 2015 generated using gmt.
Night lights imagery by noaa s earth observation group privacy policy.
Compared with the 2012 image there are also a few blurred areas probably due to cloud cover during the periods the data was captured.