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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
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Title:
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CALIPSO Profile over China
Title
CALIPSO Profile over China
Title
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Instrument:
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CALIPSO/CALIOP
Instrument
CALIPSO/CALIOP
Instrument
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Description:
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This color bar used to map the total attenuated backscatter is semi-transparent black for small values less than 0.01. All other values are opaque.
Description
This color bar used to map the total attenuated backscatter is semi-transparent black for small values less than 0.01. All other values are opaque.
Description
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Abstract:
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Aerosols, small particles in the atmosphere, can be produced from natural sources, such as volcanos and dust storms, or from human activity, such as pollution from manufacturing and automobiles. Aerosols remain in the atmosphere for long periods and travel across the globe propelled by winds. They also affect weather and climate by reflecting or absorbing sunlight and by altering chemical reactions within the atmosphere. The CALIOP lidar onboard the CALIPSO satellite enables scientists to collect aerosol data on slices or 'curtains' through the atmosphere. In these images looking eastward across China over the Yellow Sea and the Korean Peninsula, slices of total attenuated backscatter show the geographic location and altitude of both aerosols and subvisible clouds in the upper troposphere. The curtain shown here extends from sea level to a height of 20 km. Both the height of the curtain and the terrain are exaggerated by 6x. The near-vertical line indicates 40 degree North latitude, while the horizontal line marks 120 degree east longitude.
Abstract
Aerosols, small particles in the atmosphere, can be produced from natural sources, such as volcanos and dust storms, or from human activity, such as pollution from manufacturing and automobiles. Aerosols remain in the atmosphere for long periods and travel across the globe propelled by winds. They also affect weather and climate by reflecting or absorbing sunlight and by altering chemical reactions within the atmosphere. The CALIOP lidar onboard the CALIPSO satellite enables scientists to collect aerosol data on slices or 'curtains' through the atmosphere. In these images looking eastward across China over the Yellow Sea and the Korean Peninsula, slices of total attenuated backscatter show the geographic location and altitude of both aerosols and subvisible clouds in the upper troposphere. The curtain shown here extends from sea level to a height of 20 km. Both the height of the curtain and the terrain are exaggerated by 6x. The near-vertical line indicates 40 degree North latitude, while the horizontal line marks 120 degree east longitude.
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Completed:
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2006-07-27
Completed
2006-07-27
Completed
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
Pat Lucker (NASA/LaRC)
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
Pat Lucker (NASA/LaRC)
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
Credit
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Cindy Starr (Lead)
Animator
Cindy Starr (Lead)
Animator
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Scientist:
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Charles Trepte (NASA/LaRC)
Scientist
Charles Trepte (NASA/LaRC)
Scientist
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Data Collected:
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2006-06-15
Data_Collected
2006-06-15
Data Collected
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Keywords:
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DLESE
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric science
Keywords
Atmospheric science
Keywords
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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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Atmosphere
Keywords
Atmosphere
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Keywords:
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Aerosols
Keywords
Aerosols
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Aerosol Backscatter
Keywords
Aerosol Backscatter
Keywords
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facet_where:
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China
facet_where
China
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Yellow Sea
facet_where
Yellow Sea
facet_where
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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_where:
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Langley Research Center (LaRC)
facet_where
Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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CALIPSO
facet_what
CALIPSO
facet_what
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Animation Number:
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3365
Animation_Number
3365
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 65/CALIPSOcbar-IMAGE
UID
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 65/CALIPSOcbar-IMAGE
UID
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original_url
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