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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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Average Clear-sky Albedo (WMS)
Title
Average Clear-sky Albedo (WMS)
Title
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Instrument:
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Aqua/CERES
Instrument
Aqua/CERES
Instrument
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Description:
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This is the legend for the clear-sky albedo animation, indicating the fraction of solar radiation reflected.
Description
This is the legend for the clear-sky albedo animation, indicating the fraction of solar radiation reflected.
Description
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Abstract:
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The Earth's climate is determined by energy transfer from the sun to the Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere. As the Earth rotates, the sun lights up only part of the Earth at a time, and some of that incoming solar energy is reflected and some is absorbed, depending on type of area it lights. The average amount of reflection and absorption is critical to the climate, because the absorbed energy heats up the Earth until it is radiated away as thermal radiation. This animation shows the monthly average clear-sky albedo from July, 2002 through June, 2004 as measured by the CERES instrument. This is the fraction of the incoming solar radiation that is reflected back into space by regions of the Earth on cloud-free days. The regions of highest albedo are regions of snow and ice, followed by desert regions. Oceans have the lowest albedo, and reflect very little of the incoming solar radiation. It is not possible to measure the albedo during the winter months at the poles, since there is no incoming solar radiation during these times.
Abstract
The Earth's climate is determined by energy transfer from the sun to the Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere. As the Earth rotates, the sun lights up only part of the Earth at a time, and some of that incoming solar energy is reflected and some is absorbed, depending on type of area it lights. The average amount of reflection and absorption is critical to the climate, because the absorbed energy heats up the Earth until it is radiated away as thermal radiation. This animation shows the monthly average clear-sky albedo from July, 2002 through June, 2004 as measured by the CERES instrument. This is the fraction of the incoming solar radiation that is reflected back into space by regions of the Earth on cloud-free days. The regions of highest albedo are regions of snow and ice, followed by desert regions. Oceans have the lowest albedo, and reflect very little of the incoming solar radiation. It is not possible to measure the albedo during the winter months at the poles, since there is no incoming solar radiation during these times.
Abstract
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Completed:
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2005-02-01
Completed
2005-02-01
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
Credit
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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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Animator:
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Eric Sokolowsky
Animator
Eric Sokolowsky
Animator
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Scientist:
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Bruce Wielicki (NASA/LaRC)
Scientist
Bruce Wielicki (NASA/LaRC)
Scientist
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Series:
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WMS
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Data Collected:
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2002/07/01-2004/06/3 0
Data_Collected
2002/07/01-2004/06/3 0
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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GCMD
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE
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Keywords:
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Atmosphere
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Atmosphere
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Land Surface
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Land Surface
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Cryosphere
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Cryosphere
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Snow/Ice
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Snow/Ice
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Hydrosphere
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Hydrosphere
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Atmospheric Radiation
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Atmospheric Radiation
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Keywords:
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Surface Radiative Properties
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Surface Radiative Properties
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Keywords:
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Albedo
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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 (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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July, 2002
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July, 2002
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June, 2004
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June, 2004
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Earth
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Earth
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Aqua
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Aqua
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Sun
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Sun
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WMS
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WMS
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2002
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2002
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2004
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2004
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Animation Number:
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3089
Animation_Number
3089
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003000/a0030 89/albedclsbar.0000- IMAGE
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003000/a0030 89/albedclsbar.0000- IMAGE
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original url
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