VIIRS/JPSS1 Gap-Filled Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Daily L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid

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NASA Black Marble NOAA-20 VIIRS Version 2 daily Level 3 moonlight- and atmosphere-corrected, lunar BRDF-adjusted nighttime-light tiles derived from passive visible/near-infrared DNB observations. Corrected and gap-filled radiance fields are distinct. Gap-filled values can represent earlier high-quality retrievals; inspect the Latest_High_Quality_Retrieval age in days along with mandatory quality, cloud-mask and snow/ice flags. Screen twilight, lunar eclipse, aurora and glint effects using publisher guidance. This is not thermal imaging or a direct current-day measurement everywhere. The 15 arc-second geographic grid is angular posting, distinct from the underlying 750 m DNB sampling; catalog metre GSD is unspecified. Native 10-degree tile polygons and daily intervals describe file coverage, not illuminated areas, individual light sources or current facility activity. Radiance alone does not establish population, power loss or an identified object. Only requested metadata pages are indexed; HDF-EOS5/HDF5 science files stay remote under Earthdata/LAADS requirements. Native archive scope does not guarantee complete coverage or current delivery.

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VJ146A2_2 · Verified populated primary NASA STAC collection on 2026-10-04. Native metadata license: CC0-1.0. Preserve tile polygons, daily intervals and publisher timestamps. File footprints do not delineate valid light observations; apply product-specific quality and retrieval-age guidance. Only requested metadata is indexed and HDF science files remain remote under Earthdata/LAADS download requirements.
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