Earth at Night 2001
- Visualizations by:
- Stuart A. Snodgrass
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The Nighttime Lights of the World data set is compiled from the October 1994 - March 1995 DMSP nighttime data collected when moonlight was low. Using the OLS thermal infrared band, areas containing clouds were removed and the remaining area used in the time series. This animation is derived from an image created by Craig Mayhew and Robert Simmon from data provided by Christopher Elvidge of the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center.

Video slate image reads, "Earth at Night
Human-made lights highlight particularly developed or populated areas of the Earth's surface, including the seaboards of Europe, the eastern United States, and Japan. Many large cities are located near rivers or oceans so that they can excange goods cheaply by boat. Particularly dare areas include the central parts of South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia."
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Animators
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- Craig Mayhew (Raytheon)
- Robert Simmon (Sigma Space Corporation)
Scientists
- Christopher Elvidge (NOAA/NGDC)
- Marc Imhoff (NASA/GSFC)
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
DMSP Earth at Night (Collected with the OLS sensor)
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