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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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Urban Signatures: Sensible Heat Flux (WMS)
Title
Urban Signatures: Sensible Heat Flux (WMS)
Title
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Description:
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Sensible heat flux color bar. Negative values (blue) indicate heat flow from the atmosphere to the surface; positive (red) values indicate heat flow from surface to atmosphere. The range of this color bar is greater than the flux values in the area shown in the visualization; values in the visualization range from -100 to 284 W/m2.
Description
Sensible heat flux color bar. Negative values (blue) indicate heat flow from the atmosphere to the surface; positive (red) values indicate heat flow from surface to atmosphere. The range of this color bar is greater than the flux values in the area shown in the visualization; values in the visualization range from -100 to 284 W/m2.
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 sensible heat flux predicted by the Land Information System (LIS) for a day in June 2001. (Sensible heat flux refers to transfer of heat from the earth's surface to the air above; for further explanation see http://www.uwsp.edu/ geo/faculty/ritter/g eog101/textbook/ener gy/energy_balance.ht ml). Sensible heat flux is higher in the cities--that is, they transfer more heat to the atmosphere--because the surface there is warmer than in the surroundings. 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 sensible heat flux predicted by the Land Information System (LIS) for a day in June 2001. (Sensible heat flux refers to transfer of heat from the earth's surface to the air above; for further explanation see http://www.uwsp.edu/ geo/faculty/ritter/g eog101/textbook/ener gy/energy_balance.ht ml). Sensible heat flux is higher in the cities--that is, they transfer more heat to the atmosphere--because the surface there is warmer than in the surroundings. 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.
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Completed:
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2005-05-18
Completed
2005-05-18
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
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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
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Location
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Keywords:
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Human geography
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Human geography
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
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EARTH SCIENCE
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Biosphere
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Biosphere
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Atmosphere
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Atmosphere
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Human Dimensions
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Human Dimensions
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Urbanization
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Urbanization
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Land Surface
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Land Surface
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United States Of America
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United States Of America
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric Radiation
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Atmospheric Radiation
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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
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Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Keywords:
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Urban Lands
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Urban Lands
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Keywords:
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Land Temperature
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Land Temperature
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Keywords:
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Land Surface Temperature
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Land Surface Temperature
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Keywords:
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Heat Flux
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Heat Flux
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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
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New York
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New York
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Boston
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Boston
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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United States of America
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United States of America
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facet_when:
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June 2001
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June 2001
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facet_what:
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Earth
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Earth
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facet_what:
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WMS
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WMS
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facet_when_year:
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2001
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2001
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Animation Number:
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3157
Animation_Number
3157
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 57/qh_bar-IMAGE
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 57/qh_bar-IMAGE
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original_url
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