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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 Atmospheric Sea Level Pressure during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Title
Global Atmospheric Sea Level Pressure during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
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Description:
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Legend for the atmospheric sea level pressure.
Description
Legend for the atmospheric sea level pressure.
Description
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Abstract:
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The weight of the Earth's atmosphere exerts pressure on the surface of the Earth. This pressure varies from place-to-place due the variations in the Earth's surface since higher altitudes have less atmosphere above them than lower altitudes. Atmospheric pressure also varies from time-to-time due to the uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun and the rotation of the Earth, causing weather. In order to see the changes in pressure which affect the weather, the variation due to altitude is removed from the surface pressure, creating a quantity called sea level pressure. This animation shows the atmospheric sea level pressure 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 sharp, moving low pressures areas for Frances and Songda can be clearly seen in the oceans. Even with the direct effect of altitude removed, cold high-altitude regions such as the South Pole and the Himalayan Plateau still exhibit lower-than-normal pressures, probably due to the interaction of cold air over those regions with the warmer air in the surrounding regions.
Abstract
The weight of the Earth's atmosphere exerts pressure on the surface of the Earth. This pressure varies from place-to-place due the variations in the Earth's surface since higher altitudes have less atmosphere above them than lower altitudes. Atmospheric pressure also varies from time-to-time due to the uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun and the rotation of the Earth, causing weather. In order to see the changes in pressure which affect the weather, the variation due to altitude is removed from the surface pressure, creating a quantity called sea level pressure. This animation shows the atmospheric sea level pressure 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 sharp, moving low pressures areas for Frances and Songda can be clearly seen in the oceans. Even with the direct effect of altitude removed, cold high-altitude regions such as the South Pole and the Himalayan Plateau still exhibit lower-than-normal pressures, probably due to the interaction of cold air over those regions with the warmer air in the surrounding regions.
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Completed:
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2005-06-22
Completed
2005-06-22
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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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Jeff de La Beaujardiere (Lead)
Animator
Jeff de La Beaujardiere (Lead)
Animator
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Animator:
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Horace Mitchell
Animator
Horace Mitchell
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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
Keywords
Atmospheric science
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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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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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Keywords:
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Natural hazards
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Natural hazards
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Keywords:
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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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Keywords:
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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 Pressure
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Atmospheric Pressure
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Keywords:
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Sea Level Pressure
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Sea Level Pressure
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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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3182
Animation_Number
3182
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 82/slp_bar.0000-IMAG E
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 82/slp_bar.0000-IMAG E
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