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The recently recalibrated and reprocessed Suomi NPP VIIRS\/DNB dataset overcomes a number of limitations in the operational data stream for time series studies. However, new methodologies are desirable to explore the large volume of historical data to reveal long-term socio-economic and environmental changes. In this study, we introduce a novel algorithm using convolutional neural network similarity index (CNN\/SI) to rapidly and automatically identify cloud-free observations for selected cities. The derived decadal clear sky mean radiance time series allows us to study the urban night light changes over a long period of time. Our results show that the radiometric changes for some metropolitan areas changed on the order of 29% in the past decade, while others had no appreciable change. The strong seasonal variation in the mean radiance appears to be highly correlated with seasonal aerosol optical thickness. 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