Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
The A-Train Observes Tropical Storm Debby
Instrument:
Aqua/MODIS
Instrument:
Aqua/AIRS
Instrument:
CALIPSO/CALIOP
Instrument:
CloudSat/CPR
Description:
The A-train flys over Tropical Storm Debby on August 24, 2006.
Abstract:
The A-Train is a group of spacecraft flying in close formation allowing data taken by each instrument to be correlated to the other instruments providing data synergy. The A-Train includes Aqua, Cloudsat, CALIPSO, Parasol, and Aura.

The animation begins showing the Earth with moving clouds and with a day/night terminator. Time slows down, and A-train spacecraft orbits are added during a daytime pass. The orbits progress around the globe for 12 hours. During a night time pass the camera zooms into Tropical Storm Debby as the A-train flys over on August 24, 2006.

Data sets from some of the A-train's spacecraft/instrumen ts are shown including Aqua/MODIS, Cloudsat, CALIPSO, and Aqua/AIRS.

This visualization was created to support an A-Train session at the 2007 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS).
Completed:
2007-06-27
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Greg Shirah (Lead)
Animator:
Cindy Starr
Animator:
Jeff de La Beaujardiere
Animator:
Tom Bridgman
Scientist:
Charles Trepte (NASA/LaRC)
Data Collected:
CPC Cloud Composite: 08/14/2006 through 08/24/2006; AIRS, CALIPSO, Cloudsat, MODIS: 08/24/2006
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
Atmospheric science
Keywords:
SVS
Keywords:
Clouds
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
HDTV
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Atmosphere
Keywords:
iPod
Keywords:
Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Langley Research Center (LaRC)
facet_when:
August 24, 2006
facet_when:
08-14-2006
facet_when:
08-24-2006
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_what:
CALIPSO
facet_what:
Aura
facet_what:
Tropical Storm
facet_what:
AIRS
facet_what:
CloudSat
facet_what:
CPR
facet_what:
PARASOL
facet_when_year:
2006
Animation Number:
3437
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003400/a0034 37/a_trainStill.1700 -IMAGE
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The A-Train Observes Tropical Storm Debby