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Black Marble data are available in near real-time through NASA's Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC).

 

Black Marble Documents

Name Description File Type Date Published
Black Marble ATBD Version 1.1 VIIRS Black Marble Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) Version 1.1 PDF (5.96 mb) July 1, 2020
Black Marble User Guide - Collection 2.0 Black Marble User Guide for Collection 2.0 PDF (1.45 mb) Oct. 1, 2024
Black Marble User Guide - Version 1.2 Black Marble User Guide for Version 1.2 PDF (1.46 mb) Sept. 1, 2022
Global Black Marble Grid Reference Vector Layer (Shapefile format) Black Marble Tile Grid Shapefile ZIP (20.05 kb) Oct. 1, 2024
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Black Marble Datasets

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VIIRS/JPSS1 Daily Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night NOAA-20 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS1 Daily Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night NRT NOAA-20 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS1 Gap-Filled Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid NOAA-20 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS1 Gap-Filled Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid NRT NOAA-20 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS1 Granular Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night NRT NOAA-20 1 Hour 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS1 Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Monthly L3 Global 15 arc second Linear Lat Lon Grid V2 NOAA-20 1 Month 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS1 Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Yearly L3 Global 15 arc second Linear Lat Lon Grid NOAA-20 1 Year 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS2 Daily Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night NRT NOAA-21 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS2 Gap-Filled Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid NRT NOAA-21 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/JPSS2 Granular Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night NRT NOAA-21 1 Hour 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/NPP Daily Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night NRT V2 Suomi-NPP 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/NPP Daily Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night V2 Suomi-NPP 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/NPP Gap-Filled Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid NRT Suomi-NPP 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/NPP Gap-Filled Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid V2 Suomi-NPP 1 Day 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/NPP Granular Gridded Day Night Band 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid Night NRT Suomi-NPP 1 Hour 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/NPP Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Monthly L3 Global 15 arc second Linear Lat Lon Grid V2 Suomi-NPP 1 Month 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
VIIRS/NPP Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Yearly L3 Global 15 arc second Linear Lat Lon Grid V2 Suomi-NPP 1 Year 0.004167 Decimal Degrees x 0.004167 Decimal Degrees
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Black Marble Data Tools

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Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
HDF to GeoTIFF Use the HDF to GeoTIFF tool to read, convert, and display Black Marble VNP46 files. Visualization
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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