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Collection:
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Urban Signatures: Evaporation (WMS)
Title
Urban Signatures: Evaporation (WMS)
Title
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Description:
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Evaporation color bar, with scale ranging from 0 to 225 mg/m2/sec.
Description
Evaporation color bar, with scale ranging from 0 to 225 mg/m2/sec.
Description
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Abstract:
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Big cities influence the environment around them. For example, urban areas are typically warmer than their surroundings. Cities are strikingly visible in computer models that simulate the Earth's land surface. This visualization shows evaporation rates predicted by the Land Information System (LIS) for a day in June 2001. Evaporation is lower in the cities because water tends to run off pavement and into drains, rather than being absorbed by soil and plants from which it later evaporates. Only part of the global computation is shown, focusing on the highly urbanized northeast corridor in the United States, including the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington.
Abstract
Big cities influence the environment around them. For example, urban areas are typically warmer than their surroundings. Cities are strikingly visible in computer models that simulate the Earth's land surface. This visualization shows evaporation rates predicted by the Land Information System (LIS) for a day in June 2001. Evaporation is lower in the cities because water tends to run off pavement and into drains, rather than being absorbed by soil and plants from which it later evaporates. Only part of the global computation is shown, focusing on the highly urbanized northeast corridor in the United States, including the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington.
Abstract
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Completed:
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2005-05-10
Completed
2005-05-10
Completed
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio. Additional credit should go to NASA GSFC Land Information System (http://lis.gsfc.nas a.gov/)
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio. Additional credit should go to NASA GSFC Land Information System (http://lis.gsfc.nas a.gov/)
Credit
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Jeff de La Beaujardiere (Lead)
Animator
Jeff de La Beaujardiere (Lead)
Animator
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Series:
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WMS
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Data Collected:
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2001/06/11
Data_Collected
2001/06/11
Data Collected
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DEPC Metadata:
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*DEPC Metadata* is available here.
DEPC_Metadata
*DEPC Metadata* is available here.
DEPC Metadata
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Keywords:
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DLESE
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Keywords:
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GCMD
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Keywords:
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Location
Keywords
Location
Keywords
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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
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Biosphere
Keywords
Biosphere
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Atmosphere
Keywords
Atmosphere
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Human Dimensions
Keywords
Human Dimensions
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric Water Vapor
Keywords
Atmospheric Water Vapor
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Urbanization
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Urbanization
Keywords
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Keywords:
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United States Of America
Keywords
United States Of America
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Keywords:
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Environmental Impacts
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Environmental Impacts
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Keywords:
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Terrestrial Ecosystems
Keywords
Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Keywords:
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Evaporation
Keywords
Evaporation
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Urban Lands
Keywords
Urban Lands
Keywords
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Web Map Service:
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*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…]*
Web_Map_Service
*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…]* Web Map Service
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facet_where:
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Washington
facet_where
Washington
facet_where
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facet_where:
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New York
facet_where
New York
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Boston
facet_where
Boston
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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United States of America
facet_where
United States of America
facet_where
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facet_when:
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June 2001
facet_when
June 2001
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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WMS
facet_what
WMS
facet_what
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facet_when_year:
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2001
facet_when_year
2001
facet_when_year
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Animation Number:
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3154
Animation_Number
3154
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 54/evap_bar-IMAGE
UID
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 54/evap_bar-IMAGE
UID
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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