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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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SeaWiFS Captures El Nino
Title
SeaWiFS Captures El Nino
Title
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Instrument:
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SeaStar/SeaWiFS
Instrument
SeaStar/SeaWiFS
Instrument
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Description:
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Looking down to see the El Nino and La Nina of 1998 to 1999 and how it reacted with the rest of the world.
Description
Looking down to see the El Nino and La Nina of 1998 to 1999 and how it reacted with the rest of the world.
Description
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Abstract:
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By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing. A measurement of photosynthesis is essentially a measurement of successful growth, and growth means successful use of ambient carbon.
Until now, scientists have only had a continuous record of photosynthesis on land. But following three years of continual data collected by the SeaWiFS instrument, NASA has gathered the first record of photosynthetic productivity in the oceans. By taking three years of continuous data as a whole, experts have been able to map trends and anomalies in the global circulation of carbon to a degree of detail than has never been done before. It is a baseline measurement to by which all future measurements will be compared.
Abstract
By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing. A measurement of photosynthesis is essentially a measurement of successful growth, and growth means successful use of ambient carbon.
Until now, scientists have only had a continuous record of photosynthesis on land. But following three years of continual data collected by the SeaWiFS instrument, NASA has gathered the first record of photosynthetic productivity in the oceans. By taking three years of continuous data as a whole, experts have been able to map trends and anomalies in the global circulation of carbon to a degree of detail than has never been done before. It is a baseline measurement to by which all future measurements will be compared.
Abstract
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Completed:
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2001-03-09
Completed
2001-03-09
Completed
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, Scientific Visualization Studio. NOTE: All SeaWiFS images and data presented on this web site are for research and educational use only. All commercial use of SeaWiFS data must be coordinated with GeoEye (http://www.geoeye.c om).
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, Scientific Visualization Studio. NOTE: All SeaWiFS images and data presented on this web site are for research and educational use only. All commercial use of SeaWiFS data must be coordinated with GeoEye (http://www.geoeye.c om).
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Stuart A. Snodgrass (Lead)
Animator
Stuart A. Snodgrass (Lead)
Animator
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Animator:
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Marte Newcombe
Animator
Marte Newcombe
Animator
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Scientist:
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Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
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Series:
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SeaWiFS Biosphere
Series
SeaWiFS Biosphere
Series
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Data Collected:
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1997/09/20 - 2000/09/20
Data_Collected
1997/09/20 - 2000/09/20
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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Biosphere
Keywords
Biosphere
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Biological oceanography
Keywords
Biological oceanography
Keywords
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Keywords:
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El Nino
Keywords
El Nino
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Physical oceanography
Keywords
Physical oceanography
Keywords
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Keywords:
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La Nina
Keywords
La Nina
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Carbon
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note:
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Video:
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SVS2001-0008* * *
Video
SVS2001-0008* * *
Video
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1998
facet_when
1998
facet_when
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facet_what:
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Seastar
facet_what
Seastar
facet_what
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facet_what:
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SeaWiFS
facet_what
SeaWiFS
facet_what
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facet_what:
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El Nino
facet_what
El Nino
facet_what
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facet_when_year:
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1998
facet_when_year
1998
facet_when_year
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Animation Number:
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2080
Animation_Number
2080
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002000/a0020 80/elnino_flat-IMAGE
UID
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002000/a0020 80/elnino_flat-IMAGE
UID
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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