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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 Wind Speed during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Title
Global Surface Wind Speed during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Title
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Description:
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Legend for the surface wind speed.
Description
Legend for the surface wind speed.
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 and from time-to-time due to surface irregularities, uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun, and the Earth's rotation. Differences in pressure from place-to-place cause winds to try to flow from high pressure to low pressure regions to even out the differences, but the Earth's rotation and wind friction with the surface act to slow or divert the winds. This animation shows the surface wind speeds 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 highest, smoothest winds occur over the oceans where there are no surface irregularities to break up the flow, while flows over land tend to be irregular and highly variable. The highest winds occur in Hurricane Frances and Typhoon Songda, but note that the hurricane's wind speeds reduce dramatically when crossing Florida.
Abstract
The weight of the Earth's atmosphere exerts pressure on the surface of the Earth. This pressure varies from place-to-place and from time-to-time due to surface irregularities, uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun, and the Earth's rotation. Differences in pressure from place-to-place cause winds to try to flow from high pressure to low pressure regions to even out the differences, but the Earth's rotation and wind friction with the surface act to slow or divert the winds. This animation shows the surface wind speeds 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 highest, smoothest winds occur over the oceans where there are no surface irregularities to break up the flow, while flows over land tend to be irregular and highly variable. The highest winds occur in Hurricane Frances and Typhoon Songda, but note that the hurricane's wind speeds reduce dramatically when crossing Florida.
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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
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
Keywords
Location
Keywords
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
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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Keywords:
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Human Dimensions
Keywords
Human Dimensions
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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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Meteorological Hazards
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Meteorological Hazards
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Keywords:
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Typhoons
Keywords
Typhoons
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Keywords:
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Global
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Keywords:
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Hurricane Frances
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Hurricane Frances
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric Winds
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Atmospheric Winds
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Keywords:
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Surface Winds
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Surface Winds
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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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Goddard Space Flight Center
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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Florida
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Florida
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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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Wind
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Wind
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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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facet_when_year:
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2004
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2004
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Animation Number:
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3201
Animation_Number
3201
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003200/a0032 01/s10m_bar.0000-IMA GE
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003200/a0032 01/s10m_bar.0000-IMA GE
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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