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Collection:
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Aqua MODIS Ocean Color Progression during Hurricane Katrina
Title
Aqua MODIS Ocean Color Progression during Hurricane Katrina
Title
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Instrument:
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Aqua/MODIS
Instrument
Aqua/MODIS
Instrument
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Description:
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The legend for ocean color measurements.
Description
The legend for ocean color measurements.
Description
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Abstract:
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The Aqua satellite orbits the Earth every 99 minutes in a polar, sun-synchronous orbit. The MODIS instrument on Aqua observes reflected light from the Earth in 36 spectral frequencies. These observations can be processed to show many properties of the Earth's surface, from temperature and phytoplankton measurements near the surface of the ocean to fire occurrences and land cover characteristics on the land surface. This animation shows MODIS ocean color data from about 4 days of individual Aqua orbits. Ocean color is a measurement of the amount of chlorophyll in ocean phytoplankton and is therefore a direct measurement of the amount of life in the ocean. It can only be measured in ocean regions that are free of both clouds and sun glint, the bright band of specular reflection in the center of each granule. For this animation the data is accumulated and so builds up a complete picture of the surface of the Earth except around the South Pole, which is in darkness during the entire 4-day period.
Abstract
The Aqua satellite orbits the Earth every 99 minutes in a polar, sun-synchronous orbit. The MODIS instrument on Aqua observes reflected light from the Earth in 36 spectral frequencies. These observations can be processed to show many properties of the Earth's surface, from temperature and phytoplankton measurements near the surface of the ocean to fire occurrences and land cover characteristics on the land surface. This animation shows MODIS ocean color data from about 4 days of individual Aqua orbits. Ocean color is a measurement of the amount of chlorophyll in ocean phytoplankton and is therefore a direct measurement of the amount of life in the ocean. It can only be measured in ocean regions that are free of both clouds and sun glint, the bright band of specular reflection in the center of each granule. For this animation the data is accumulated and so builds up a complete picture of the surface of the Earth except around the South Pole, which is in darkness during the entire 4-day period.
Abstract
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Completed:
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2006-04-05
Completed
2006-04-05
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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Scientist:
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Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
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Scientist:
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Norman Kuring (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
Norman Kuring (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
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Data Collected:
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2005/08/26T23:17:35 - 2005/08/30T21:52:34
Data_Collected
2005/08/26T23:17:35 - 2005/08/30T21:52:34
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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GCMD
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Physical oceanography
Keywords
Physical oceanography
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Oceans
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Keywords:
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Ocean Optics
Keywords
Ocean Optics
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Ocean Color
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Ocean Color
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Keywords:
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Spectral/Engineering
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Spectral/Engineering
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Keywords:
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Sensor Characteristics
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Sensor Characteristics
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Keywords:
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Viewing Geometry
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Viewing Geometry
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Keywords:
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Platform Characteristics
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Platform Characteristics
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Keywords:
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Orbital Characteristics
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Orbital Characteristics
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note:
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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
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Web_Map_Service
*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas
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Web Map Service
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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Aqua
facet_what
Aqua
facet_what
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Polar
facet_what
Polar
facet_what
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Hurricane Katrina
facet_what
Hurricane Katrina
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Animation Number:
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3327
Animation_Number
3327
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 27/aqua_chlor_bar-IM AGE
UID
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 27/aqua_chlor_bar-IM AGE
UID
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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