Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Global Rotation showing Seasonal Landcover and Arctic Sea Ice
Instrument:
Terra/MODIS
Instrument:
Aqua/AMSR-E
Description:
This image presents a global view over North America with Arctic sea ice shown on April 8, 2006. Land areas display the average seasonal landcover from April, 2004.
Abstract:
In this animation, the globe slowly rotates one full rotation while seasonal landcover and Arctic sea ice vary through time. The animation begins on September 21, 2005 when sea ice in the Arctic was at its minimum extent, and continues through September 20, 2006. This time period repeats six times during the animation, playing at a rate of day frame per frame. Over the terrain, monthly data from the seasonal Blue Marble Next Generation fades slowly from month to month. Over the water, Arctic sea ice changes from day to day.
Completed:
2007-02-16
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Cindy Starr (Lead)
Scientist:
Waleed Abdalati (NASA/GSFC)
Data Collected:
AMSR-E Sea Ice: 2005-09-21 to 2006-09-20; Blue Marble Next Generation Seasonal Landcover: 2004-01 to 2004-12
DEPC Metadata:
*DEPC Metadata* is available here.
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
SVS
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
HDTV
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Cryology
Keywords:
Oceans
Keywords:
Sea Ice
Keywords:
Cryosphere
Keywords:
Ice Extent
Keywords:
Sea Ice Concentration
Keywords:
Sea Ice Motion
Keywords:
Snow/Ice
Keywords:
Ice Growth/Melt
Keywords:
Hydrosphere
Keywords:
Ice Motion
Keywords:
Freeze/Thaw
Keywords:
Pack Ice
Goddard TV Tape:
G07-001HD [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…] -- NASA's HD Climate Change Resource Tape
Web Map Service:
*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…]*
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
September 21, 2005
facet_when:
September 20, 2006
facet_when:
April 8, 2006
facet_when:
April, 2004
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_what:
Terra
facet_what:
sea ice
facet_what:
Arctic
facet_when_year:
2004
facet_when_year:
2005
facet_when_year:
2006
Animation Number:
3404
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003400/a0034 04/globalRotationSti ll_3.1660-IMAGE
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Global Rotation showing Seasonal Landcover and Arctic Sea Ice