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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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Title:
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Fires in Greece as seen by Aqua/AIRS
Title
Fires in Greece as seen by Aqua/AIRS
Title
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Instrument:
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Aqua/AIRS
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Aqua/AIRS
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Description:
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Color bar for Aqua/AIRS CO in Greece
Description
Color bar for Aqua/AIRS CO in Greece
Description
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Abstract:
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A series of fires across Greece in August of 2007 burned 469,000 acres and claimed the lives of 65 people. The fires, in which an estimated 4,000 people lost their homes, mostly occurred in the southern part of of the country.
In this visualization, the carbon monoxide signature from the fires in Greece is revealed in data retrieved by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua spacecraft. Forest fires create large amounts of carbon monoxide. AIRS provides daily global maps of carbon monoxide from space, allowing scientists to follow the global transport of this gas day-to-day. This visualization shows the amount of Carbon monoxide that has risen 2 to 8 kilometers (6,500 ft to 26,200 ft altitude) from August 24-28, 2007. More carbon monoxide generally means more pollution, either natural from wildfires or from industrial and domestic sources.
Beginning August 24, a significant plume emanates from the extensive fires burning in Greece. This plume moves southeast across the Mediterranean Sea and over North Africa from August 24 to 28. It crosses to Africa and arcs westward over the Sahara Desert and continues to curl around over the Eastern Mediterranean toward Sardinia and Corsica.
Abstract
A series of fires across Greece in August of 2007 burned 469,000 acres and claimed the lives of 65 people. The fires, in which an estimated 4,000 people lost their homes, mostly occurred in the southern part of of the country.
In this visualization, the carbon monoxide signature from the fires in Greece is revealed in data retrieved by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua spacecraft. Forest fires create large amounts of carbon monoxide. AIRS provides daily global maps of carbon monoxide from space, allowing scientists to follow the global transport of this gas day-to-day. This visualization shows the amount of Carbon monoxide that has risen 2 to 8 kilometers (6,500 ft to 26,200 ft altitude) from August 24-28, 2007. More carbon monoxide generally means more pollution, either natural from wildfires or from industrial and domestic sources.
Beginning August 24, a significant plume emanates from the extensive fires burning in Greece. This plume moves southeast across the Mediterranean Sea and over North Africa from August 24 to 28. It crosses to Africa and arcs westward over the Sahara Desert and continues to curl around over the Eastern Mediterranean toward Sardinia and Corsica.
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Completed:
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2007-08-30
Completed
2007-08-30
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Greg Shirah (Lead)
Animator
Greg Shirah (Lead)
Animator
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Scientist:
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Tom Pagano (NASA/JPL)
Scientist
Tom Pagano (NASA/JPL)
Scientist
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Scientist:
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Edward Olsen (NASA/JPL)
Scientist
Edward Olsen (NASA/JPL)
Scientist
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Data Collected:
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2007/08/24 to 2007/08/28
Data_Collected
2007/08/24 to 2007/08/28
Data Collected
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Keywords:
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DLESE
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Keywords:
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SVS
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Keywords:
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GCMD
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Keywords:
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HDTV
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Keywords:
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Human geography
Keywords
Human geography
Keywords
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE
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Keywords:
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Natural hazards
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Natural hazards
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Keywords:
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Human Dimensions
Keywords
Human Dimensions
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Keywords:
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Natural Hazards
Keywords
Natural Hazards
Keywords
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Keywords:
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iPod
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Keywords:
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Fires
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facet_where:
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Mediterranean Sea
facet_where
Mediterranean Sea
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Greece
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Greece
facet_where
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facet_when:
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2007
facet_when
2007
facet_when
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Aqua
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Aqua
facet_what
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facet_what:
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AIRS
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AIRS
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facet_what:
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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
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facet_when_year:
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2007
facet_when_year
2007
facet_when_year
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Animation Number:
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3449
Animation_Number
3449
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003400/a0034 49/cbar_AIRS_CO_gree kFires-IMAGE
UID
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003400/a0034 49/cbar_AIRS_CO_gree kFires-IMAGE
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