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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visua
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| Title |
Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visualized from AIRS Instrument Suite Data |
| Abstract |
Packing gusts of nearly 300 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Super-Typhoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on December 8, 2002. This 3D model of the hurricane shows the outline of the clouds, based on cloud top heights derived from AIRS observations. The color overlay represents the brightness temperatures observed in one of the HSB channels. Blue areas indicate intense convection and rain, while green and yellow reflect the internal temperature of the clouds. Microwaves, unlike infrared radiation, penetrate clouds and look into them or even through them. Red, most of which has been removed from the picture for clarity, represents areas where HSB penetrates all the way to the surface. |
| Completed |
2003-01-27 |
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Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visua
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| Title |
Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visualized from AIRS Instrument Suite Data |
| Abstract |
Packing gusts of nearly 300 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Super-Typhoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on December 8, 2002. This 3D model of the hurricane shows the outline of the clouds, based on cloud top heights derived from AIRS observations. The color overlay represents the brightness temperatures observed in one of the HSB channels. Blue areas indicate intense convection and rain, while green and yellow reflect the internal temperature of the clouds. Microwaves, unlike infrared radiation, penetrate clouds and look into them or even through them. Red, most of which has been removed from the picture for clarity, represents areas where HSB penetrates all the way to the surface. |
| Completed |
2003-01-27 |
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Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visua
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| Title |
Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visualized from AIRS Instrument Suite Data |
| Abstract |
Packing gusts of nearly 300 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Super-Typhoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on December 8, 2002. This 3D model of the hurricane shows the outline of the clouds, based on cloud top heights derived from AIRS observations. The color overlay represents the brightness temperatures observed in one of the HSB channels. Blue areas indicate intense convection and rain, while green and yellow reflect the internal temperature of the clouds. Microwaves, unlike infrared radiation, penetrate clouds and look into them or even through them. Red, most of which has been removed from the picture for clarity, represents areas where HSB penetrates all the way to the surface. |
| Completed |
2003-01-27 |
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Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visua
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| Title |
Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visualized from AIRS Instrument Suite Data |
| Abstract |
Packing gusts of nearly 300 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Super-Typhoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on December 8, 2002. This 3D model of the hurricane shows the outline of the clouds, based on cloud top heights derived from AIRS observations. The color overlay represents the brightness temperatures observed in one of the HSB channels. Blue areas indicate intense convection and rain, while green and yellow reflect the internal temperature of the clouds. Microwaves, unlike infrared radiation, penetrate clouds and look into them or even through them. Red, most of which has been removed from the picture for clarity, represents areas where HSB penetrates all the way to the surface. |
| Completed |
2003-01-27 |
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Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visua
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| Title |
Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visualized from AIRS Instrument Suite Data |
| Abstract |
Packing gusts of nearly 300 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Super-Typhoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on December 8, 2002. This 3D model of the hurricane shows the outline of the clouds, based on cloud top heights derived from AIRS observations. The color overlay represents the brightness temperatures observed in one of the HSB channels. Blue areas indicate intense convection and rain, while green and yellow reflect the internal temperature of the clouds. Microwaves, unlike infrared radiation, penetrate clouds and look into them or even through them. Red, most of which has been removed from the picture for clarity, represents areas where HSB penetrates all the way to the surface. |
| Completed |
2003-01-27 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly Out) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/Airs simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near s
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| Title |
Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near southern California #2 |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows 3D volumetric water vapor data from the Aqua/Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. As the camera moved down and around the data set, the low data values are faded out revealing only the highest concentrations of water vapor data. This version (#2) ends with a slightly lower threshold than the original version - showing more of the highest water vapor concentrations. The color and opacity at each 3D voxel are driven by the water vapor data. The data set was obtained by Aqua on January 1, 2003. Only data from the sea level to about 10km are shown. This visualization was created to support a JPL press release about how assimilated AIRS data is improving global atmospheric simulation model forecasts by about 6 hours (from about 5 days to about 5 days and 6 hours). |
| Completed |
2005-02-09 |
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Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near s
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| Title |
Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near southern California #2 |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows 3D volumetric water vapor data from the Aqua/Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. As the camera moved down and around the data set, the low data values are faded out revealing only the highest concentrations of water vapor data. This version (#2) ends with a slightly lower threshold than the original version - showing more of the highest water vapor concentrations. The color and opacity at each 3D voxel are driven by the water vapor data. The data set was obtained by Aqua on January 1, 2003. Only data from the sea level to about 10km are shown. This visualization was created to support a JPL press release about how assimilated AIRS data is improving global atmospheric simulation model forecasts by about 6 hours (from about 5 days to about 5 days and 6 hours). |
| Completed |
2005-02-09 |
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Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near s
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| Title |
Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near southern California #2 |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows 3D volumetric water vapor data from the Aqua/Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. As the camera moved down and around the data set, the low data values are faded out revealing only the highest concentrations of water vapor data. This version (#2) ends with a slightly lower threshold than the original version - showing more of the highest water vapor concentrations. The color and opacity at each 3D voxel are driven by the water vapor data. The data set was obtained by Aqua on January 1, 2003. Only data from the sea level to about 10km are shown. This visualization was created to support a JPL press release about how assimilated AIRS data is improving global atmospheric simulation model forecasts by about 6 hours (from about 5 days to about 5 days and 6 hours). |
| Completed |
2005-02-09 |
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Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near s
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| Title |
Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near southern California #2 |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows 3D volumetric water vapor data from the Aqua/Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. As the camera moved down and around the data set, the low data values are faded out revealing only the highest concentrations of water vapor data. This version (#2) ends with a slightly lower threshold than the original version - showing more of the highest water vapor concentrations. The color and opacity at each 3D voxel are driven by the water vapor data. The data set was obtained by Aqua on January 1, 2003. Only data from the sea level to about 10km are shown. This visualization was created to support a JPL press release about how assimilated AIRS data is improving global atmospheric simulation model forecasts by about 6 hours (from about 5 days to about 5 days and 6 hours). |
| Completed |
2005-02-09 |
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Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near s
…
| Title |
Aqua/AIRS Water Vapor near southern California #2 |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows 3D volumetric water vapor data from the Aqua/Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. As the camera moved down and around the data set, the low data values are faded out revealing only the highest concentrations of water vapor data. This version (#2) ends with a slightly lower threshold than the original version - showing more of the highest water vapor concentrations. The color and opacity at each 3D voxel are driven by the water vapor data. The data set was obtained by Aqua on January 1, 2003. Only data from the sea level to about 10km are shown. This visualization was created to support a JPL press release about how assimilated AIRS data is improving global atmospheric simulation model forecasts by about 6 hours (from about 5 days to about 5 days and 6 hours). |
| Completed |
2005-02-09 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data w
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Cloud Data with Gradient Background (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric cloud data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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Fires in Greece as seen by A
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| Title |
Fires in Greece as seen by Aqua/AIRS |
| Abstract |
A series of fires across Greece in August of 2007 burned 469,000 acres and claimed the lives of 65 people. The fires, in which an estimated 4,000 people lost their homes, mostly occurred in the southern part of of the country. In this visualization, the carbon monoxide signature from the fires in Greece is revealed in data retrieved by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua spacecraft. Forest fires create large amounts of carbon monoxide. AIRS provides daily global maps of carbon monoxide from space, allowing scientists to follow the global transport of this gas day-to-day. This visualization shows the amount of Carbon monoxide that has risen 2 to 8 kilometers (6,500 ft to 26,200 ft altitude) from August 24-28, 2007. More carbon monoxide generally means more pollution, either natural from wildfires or from industrial and domestic sources. Beginning August 24, a significant plume emanates from the extensive fires burning in Greece. This plume moves southeast across the Mediterranean Sea and over North Africa from August 24 to 28. It crosses to Africa and arcs westward over the Sahara Desert and continues to curl around over the Eastern Mediterranean toward Sardinia and Corsica. |
| Completed |
2007-08-30 |
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The A-Train Observes Tropica
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| Title |
The A-Train Observes Tropical Storm Debby |
| 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/instruments 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 |
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The A-Train Observes Tropica
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| Title |
The A-Train Observes Tropical Storm Debby |
| 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/instruments 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 |
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The A-Train Observes Tropica
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| Title |
The A-Train Observes Tropical Storm Debby |
| 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/instruments 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 |
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The A-Train Observes Tropica
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| Title |
The A-Train Observes Tropical Storm Debby |
| 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/instruments 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 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
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| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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AIRS Volumetric Temperature
…
| Title |
AIRS Volumetric Temperature Data (Fly In) |
| Abstract |
This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS simulated volumetric temperature data for September 13, 1999. The data was created using the Finite Volume Community Climate Model (FVCCM). Temperature and cloud data sets were match rendered for cross dissolves in post production. This visualization was created as a part of the Aqua prelaunch package. |
| Completed |
2002-03-14 |
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Mars Express Close-Up of the
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| Title |
Mars Express Close-Up of the Face on Mars |
| Explanation |
Wouldn't it be fun if clouds [ http://www-airs.jpl.nasa.gov/html/edu/clouds/What_are_clouds.html ] were turtles [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles ]? Wouldn't it be fun if the laundry on the bedroom chair was a friendly monster [ http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/monsters.html ]? Wouldn't it be fun if rock mesas on Mars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/mars.html ] were faces or interplanetary monuments? Clouds [ http://seaborg.nmu.edu/clouds/types.html ], though, are small water droplets, floating on air. Laundry is cotton [ http://www.cotton.org/ncc/education/cotton_faq.htm ], wool [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wool ], or plastic [ http://www.plasticsresource.com/plastics_101/index.html ], woven into garments. Famous Martian rock mesas [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa ] known by names like the Face on Mars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980406.html ] appear quite natural [ http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24may_1.htm ] when seen more clearly, as the above recently-released digital-perspective image [ http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM09F8LURE_index_1.html#subhead5 ] shows. Is reality boring [ http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewforum.php?f=9 ]? Nobody knows how clouds make lightning [ http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/primer/ ]. Nobody knows the geological history [ http://calspace.ucsd.edu/Mars99/docs/library/science/geological_history/water1.html ] of Mars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060730.html ]. Nobody knows why the laundry on the bedroom chair smells like root beer [ http://www.rootbeerworld.com/ ]. Understanding reality brings more questions. Mystery [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001008.html ] and adventure [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970528.html ] are never far behind. Perhaps fun [ http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ StarChild/StarChild.html ] and discovery [ http://discovery.nasa.gov/ ] are just beginning [ http://science.hq.nasa.gov/missions/phase.html ]. |
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Heaven on Earth
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Heaven on Earth |
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If sometimes it appears that the entire Milky Way Galaxy [ http://www.seds.org/messier/more/mw.html ] is raining down on your head, do not despair. It happens twice a day. As the Sun rises [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990817.html ] in the East, wonders of the night sky become less bright than the sunlight scattered [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991110.html ] by our own Earth's atmosphere [ http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html ], and so fade from view. They will only rotate back into view when the Earth again eclipses our bright Sun at dusk [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980526.html ]. This battle between heaven and Earth was captured dramatically above [ http://www.ne.jp/asahi/stellar/scenes/milky_e/mw03.htm ] during the last few minutes of daylight on 1999 August 10 in Koumi [ http://www.yahoo.co.jp/Regional/Japanese_Regions/Shinetu/Nagano/Cities/Koumi/ ], Japan [ http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html ]. Dark dust [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990509.html ], millions of stars [ http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/brightest.html ], and bright glowing red gas [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/emission_nebulae.html ] highlight the plane [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990224.html ] of our Milky Way Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971229.html ], which lies on average thousands of light years [ http://einstein.stcloudstate.edu/Dome/constellns/lightyear.html ] behind Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990131.html ]'s yellow and green reflecting clouds [ http://www-airs.jpl.nasa.gov/html/edu/clouds/What_are_clouds.html ]. |
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