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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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Global Surface Latent Heat Flux during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Title
Global Surface Latent Heat Flux during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
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Description:
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Legend for the surface latent heat flux.
Description
Legend for the surface latent heat flux.
Description
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Abstract:
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As the Sun's energy reaches the Earth, it is either reflected, absorbed by the clouds, or absorbed by the Earth's surface. The part absorbed by the surface heats the Earth, which causes surface water to evaporate to the air, particularly over oceans or moist land. Similarly, a cold surface causes water to condense from the air onto the land or ocean. Latent heat flux is the amount of energy moving from the surface to the air due to evapolation (positive values) or from the air to the land due to condensation (negative values). This animation shows the latent heat flux for the whole globe from September 1, 2004, through September 5, 2004, during the period of Hurricane Frances in the western Atlantic Ocean and Typhoon Songda in the western Pacific Ocean. The animation clearly shows the evaporation over land only during the heat of the day, while the evaporation over the ocean is continuous throughout the day. The highest positive latent heat flux occurs during hurricanes and typhoons, as these events are powered by the movement of heat energy from the warm ocean to the atmosphere, seen here in Hurricane Frances and Typhoon Songda. Significant negative latent heat flux is somewhat rare and occurs over the ocean only during certain configurations of air and surface conditions.
Abstract
As the Sun's energy reaches the Earth, it is either reflected, absorbed by the clouds, or absorbed by the Earth's surface. The part absorbed by the surface heats the Earth, which causes surface water to evaporate to the air, particularly over oceans or moist land. Similarly, a cold surface causes water to condense from the air onto the land or ocean. Latent heat flux is the amount of energy moving from the surface to the air due to evapolation (positive values) or from the air to the land due to condensation (negative values). This animation shows the latent heat flux for the whole globe from September 1, 2004, through September 5, 2004, during the period of Hurricane Frances in the western Atlantic Ocean and Typhoon Songda in the western Pacific Ocean. The animation clearly shows the evaporation over land only during the heat of the day, while the evaporation over the ocean is continuous throughout the day. The highest positive latent heat flux occurs during hurricanes and typhoons, as these events are powered by the movement of heat energy from the warm ocean to the atmosphere, seen here in Hurricane Frances and Typhoon Songda. Significant negative latent heat flux is somewhat rare and occurs over the ocean only during certain configurations of air and surface conditions.
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Completed:
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2005-07-25
Completed
2005-07-25
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
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Horace Mitchell (Lead)
Animator
Horace Mitchell (Lead)
Animator
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Scientist:
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William Putman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
William Putman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
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Series:
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WMS
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Data Collected:
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2005-09-01T03:00 -- 2005-09-05T24:00
Data_Collected
2005-09-01T03:00 -- 2005-09-05T24:00
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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Atmospheric science
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Atmospheric science
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SVS
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GCMD
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Location
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Location
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
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EARTH SCIENCE
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Natural hazards
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Natural hazards
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Atmosphere
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Atmosphere
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric Phenomena
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Atmospheric Phenomena
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Hurricanes
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Hurricanes
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Human Dimensions
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Human Dimensions
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Natural Hazards
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Natural Hazards
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Meteorological Hazards
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Meteorological Hazards
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Typhoons
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Typhoons
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Keywords:
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Global
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Hurricane Frances
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Hurricane Frances
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Atmospheric Radiation
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Atmospheric Radiation
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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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Goddard Space Flight Center
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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Earth
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Earth
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Sun
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Sun
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Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
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facet_when:
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September 1, 2004
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September 1, 2004
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September 5, 2004
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September 5, 2004
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facet_what:
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Earth
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Earth
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Sun
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Sun
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Hurricane Frances
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Hurricane Frances
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WMS
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WMS
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2004
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2004
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Animation Number:
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3199
Animation_Number
3199
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 99/lhfx_bar.0000-IMA GE
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 99/lhfx_bar.0000-IMA GE
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