Country and City Study
Ghana
| Monthly KML | Monthly temporal profiles with STL, ACF and Periodograms in Accra |
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| Nightly KML (Sparse) | KML file showing analysis on nightly DNB radiance profile for bright centers (local max) in Accra. |
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| Nightly Data (Dense) | KML file showing analysis on nightly DNB radiance profile for 15 arc second grid cells in Accra. |
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| Monthly Temporal Loops | Monthly masked average radiance loops, controls are at the bottom of the image panels. Masked: background areas set to zero |
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| Monthly Temporal Profile | Monthly temporal profiles for lit grid cells. |
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| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Kenya
| Monthly KML | Monthly temporal profiles with STL, ACF and Periodograms in Nairobi |
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| Nightly KML (Sparse) | KML file showing analysis on nightly DNB radiance profile for bright centers (local max) in Kenya. |
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| Nightly Data (Dense) | KML file showing analysis on nightly DNB radiance profile for each 15 arc second grid cell with > 300 people in Kenya. |
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| Monthly Temporal Loop | Monthly masked average radiance loops, controls are at the bottom of the image panels. Masked: background areas set to zero |
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| Monthly Temporal Profile | Monthly temporal profiles for lit grid cells. |
KML |
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
India
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance KML | KMZ of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product for 2019 is used. | ZIP |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Annual Cycle Class | Classification result of annual cycling pattern of lighting in India. For details see this paper | PNG |
Myanmar
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Yemen
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Cameroon
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Côte d'Ivoire
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Guinea
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Mauritania
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Mali
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Libya
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Niger
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Zimbabwe
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
West Africa
| Annual Light Expansion | Addition of lit mask pixels each year. Change is accumulated. |
GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference Ratio | Annual change ratio of radiance compared to previous year. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance images. VNL V2 median masked product is used. | GIF |
| Annual Radiance Difference to 2012 | GIF movie loop of the annual radiance difference to 2012. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
| Monthly Radiance Loop | GIF movie loop of the monthly radiance images. CF_CVG=0 is colored. Annual lit mask applied. | GIF |
Montage
Montage image sets of annual variable scatter plots for each study site. Values derived from nightly profiles.
