he Delta IV carrying GOES-O lifted off at 6:51 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. After reaching orbit, GOES-O will become GOES-14. The satellite will be used to monitor and predict weather, measure ocean temperatures, perform climate studies, and detect hazards with its emergency beacon support and Search and Rescue Transponder. GOES-O was built by Boeing for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mission lifetime is expected...
Topics: What -- Beacon, Where -- Florida, NASA, National, Oceanic, and, Atmospheric, Administration,...
Source: http://youtu.be/WhhACIqczO4
Dr. Kathy Sullivan, center, Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and former NASA astronaut is interviewed by a local television network at NOAA's Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Md. after the successful launch of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. NPP is a joint venture between NASA and NOAA, and is the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite, which...
Topics: Kathy Sullivan, Lori Garver, Maryland, National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite...
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NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, left, watches the launch of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Satellite Operations Center on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 in Suitland, Md. U.S Congresswoman Donna Edwards, D-Md., is seen next to Garver. NPP is a joint venture between NASA and NOAA, and is the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite, which will provide data on climate...
Topics: Lori Garver, Maryland, National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System...
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The Satellite Operations Facility of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seen here minutes before the launch of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 in Suitland, Md. NPP is a joint venture between NASA and NOAA, and is the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite, which will provide data on climate change science, allow for accurate weather forecasts and advance warning for severe...
Topics: Maryland, National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project...
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/6288492645/
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Aug 7, 2011
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On July 12, 2008, Okmok Volcano, in Alaska's Aleutian Islands erupted, releasing a plume of ash and steam. Besides emissions visible to human eyes, Okmok also released sulfur dioxide, a gas our eyes cannot see, but which can affect both human health and climate. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder airs.jpl.nasa.gov/ (AIRS) instrument on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite measured the sulfur dioxide from Okmok Volcano from July 12-20, 2008. This image shows the estimated sulfur dioxide at...
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Aqua, What -- Earth, Where -- United...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=20232
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Jul 25, 2011
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Jul 25, 2011
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The image above shows Tropical Storm Celia on July 21, 2004, in visible light, as you would perceive it from space. Located in the eastern north Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, Celia has a small eye with an 80-90 percent closed eyewall. Celia briefly reached hurricane status on July 22 when sustained winds reached 75 miles per hour and gusts reached 92 mph, making it the first hurricane of the eastern north Pacific season. This image was acquired by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder...
Topics: What -- Visible Light, What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Aqua, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=13557
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Jul 9, 2011
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Jul 9, 2011
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NASA -- Image courtesy NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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The streak of red, orange, and yellow across South America, Africa, and the Atlantic Ocean in this image points to high levels of carbon monoxide on September 30, 2005, as measured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ( airs.jpl.nasa.gov/ AIRS ) instrument flying on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite. The carbon monoxide primarily comes from fires burning in the Amazon basin, with some additional contribution from fires in southern Africa. The fires blanketed much of South America with smoke,...
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Aqua, What -- Earth, Where -- Atlantic...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7918
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Jul 6, 2011
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Jul 6, 2011
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NASA -- Image and caption courtesy Fred Prata, www.nilu.no/index.cfm?lan_id=3 Norwegian Institute for Air Research
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In the early morning hours of May 20, 2006, the eruption at the Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat Island in the Caribbean escalated from intermittent ash plumes to an explosive eruption as the volcano's collapsing lava dome shed about 90 million cubic meters of rock in less than three hours, reported the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. Avalanches of ash, mud, and rock mingled with heavy rain and rushed down river valleys into the ocean. The eruption also sent a cloud of ash and volcanic gas...
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Earth, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=6596
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Jun 30, 2011
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Jun 30, 2011
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NASA -- Image and animation courtesy Vincent J. Realmuto, NASA JPL
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This animation, generated with data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder experiment on NASA's Aqua spacecraft, depicts changes in the temperature of Hurricane Isabel as the storm moved across the Atlantic Ocean. The thermal structure of the storm is visualized as three surfaces of equal temperature, or isotherms. The temperature of each isotherm is represented by its color: red is warmest at 62 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius), orange is the freezing level of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0...
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- Aqua, What -- AIRS, Where -- Atlantic Ocean, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=3853
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Jun 29, 2011
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Jun 29, 2011
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NASA -- Image courtesy www.jpl.nasa.gov/airs/ AIRS Science Team, NASA/JPL
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The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite senses temperature using infrared wavelengths. This image shows temperature of the Earth's surface or clouds covering it for the month of April 2003. The scale ranges from -81 degrees Celsius (-114 degrees Fahrenheit) in black/blue to 47 degrees C (116 degrees F) in red. The Intertropical Convergence Zone, an equatorial region of persistent thunderstorms and high, cold clouds is depicted in yellow....
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Aqua
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=3505
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Jun 28, 2011
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Jun 28, 2011
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NASA -- Image courtesy www.jpl.nasa.gov/airs/ AIRS team, NASA JPL
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Mt. Etna, a volcano on the island of Sicily, erupted on October 26, 2002. Preliminary analysis of data taken by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on October 28 shows the instrument can provide an excellent means to study the evolution and structure of the sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) plume emitted from volcanoes. These data also demonstrate that AIRS can be used to obtain the total mass of SO 2 injected into the atmosphere during a volcanic event, information that may...
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Aqua
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=2964
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Jun 27, 2011
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Jun 27, 2011
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NASA -- Images courtesy www.jpl.nasa.gov/airs/ AIRS Science Team, NASA JPL
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These four images of Tropical Cyclone Ramasun were obtained July 3, 2002, by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) experiment system onboard NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua spacecraft. The AIRS experiment, with its wide spectral coverage in four diverse bands, provides the ability to penetrate clouds and obtain complete ''3-D'' observations of severe weather from the surface of our planet to the top of the atmosphere with unprecedented accuracy. Such accuracy is the key to understanding weather...
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Aqua, What -- Visible Light, Where --...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=2677
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Feb 6, 2011
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Feb 6, 2011
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Astronauts from STS-45 investigate Earth’s atmosphere from space. You can see what they see through their experiments on infrared detection of atmospheric remnants from volcanic eruptions, ozone concentration levels, and global warming. The program is intended for grades 5-12. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC .
Topics: NASA, STS-45, atmospheric sciences
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Dec 16, 2010
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Dec 16, 2010
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Designed by the astronaut crew members, the patch represents the Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery in orbit about the Earth after deploying the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite (UARS) depicted in block letter style. The stars are those in the northern hemisphere as seen in the fall and winter when UARS will begin its study of Earth's atmosphere. The color bands on Earth's horizon, extending up to the UARS spacecraft, depict the study of Earth's atmosphere. The triangular shape represents the...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- Earth, What -- Atmospheric Structure, What -- UARS, What --...
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Dec 13, 2010
12/10
Dec 13, 2010
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The concentration and global transport of carbon monoxide pollution from fires burning in Russia, Siberia and Canada is depicted in two NASA animations created with data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft. The animation focuses on the Russian fires, while the animation highlights the global transport of the pollution across the northern hemisphere, as seen from above the North Pole. The highest concentrations of carbon monoxide are shown in yellows...
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, What -- AIRS, What -- Aqua, Where -- Russia, Where -- Canada
Source: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/earth/fire20100811/fire20100811-1280-i.m4v
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Dec 8, 2009
12/09
Dec 8, 2009
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NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-JPL)
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The Atmospheric Structure Instrument/Meteorology Package (ASI/MET) is the mast and windsocks at the center of this color image, taken in stereo by the Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 3. The instrument appears in two different sections due to image parallax. The ASI/MET is an engineering subsytem that acquired atmospheric data during Pathfinder's descent, and will continue to get more data through the entire landed mission. The windsocks are seen pointing almost completely up,...
Topics: What -- Atmospheric Structure, What -- STEREO B, What -- Imager for Mars Pathfinder, What -- Mars,...
Source: http://nix.ksc.nasa.gov/info?id=PIA00695&orgid=10
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Dec 1, 2009
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Dec 1, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 8, 2008 as slammed into Cuba . At this time the storm had weakened to a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 knots (98 mph) and a pressure reading of 960 millibars. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward 60 miles from the center, while tropical storm-force winds extended up to 200 miles from the center. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3557
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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These still images shows plots of time vs. wind speed for each tropical storm/hurricane of the Atlantic Hurricane seasons. Horizontal lines indicate wind speed category thresholds. A line plot for each storm shows the storm's name and a marker at the peak wind speed. The plot for the current year automatically updates every 2 hours during hurricane season. Note: 2008 Atlantic hurricanes and storms. Animator: Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Hurricane/Tropical Data.
Topics: Atmospheric science, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3361
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Led by NASA Goddard scientist Paul Newman, a team of atmospheric chemists simulated 'what might have been' if chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and similar ozone-depleting chemicals were not banned through the Montreal Protocol. The comprehensive model -- including atmospheric chemical effects, wind changes, and solar radiation changes -- simulated what would happen to global concentrations of stratospheric ozone if CFCs were continually added to the atmosphere.The visualizations below present two...
Topics: HDTV, Ozone, Ozone Hole, Ozone depletion, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3586
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data from NASA satellites establishes a 40-year record of stratospheric ozone measurements. The stratospheric ozone layer shields life on Earth from harmful solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Research shows that excess exposure to UV radiation causes skin cancer and eye problems and impacts plant growth. Global stratospheric ozone has decreased by 3 percent globally between 1980 and 2000 and has thinned by 50 percent over Antarctica in winter and spring. Depletion of the ozone layer allows more...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Oxygen, Ozone, Location, Stratosphere, Location, Troposphere, What -- Earth,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3067
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Bill on August 17, 2009 at 1133 UTC. At this time the storm was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 56 knots (64 mph), a pressure reading of 994 millibars. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3626
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Instruments on the Landsat satellites capture images in the visible spectrum, but they also take images in wavelengths invisible to the naked eye. Landsat's thermal imager captures land surface temperature data. As farmers irrigate fields, water evaporates from the soil and transpires from plants' leaves. The combined process is called evapotranspiration. Evapotranspiring water absorbs energy, so farm fields consuming more water appear cooler in the thermal band. Landsat-based...
Topics: Environmental science, Evaporation, HDTV, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Water Vapor,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3632
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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The data used to generate this animation were collected by the NASA MODIS intrument. Data are collected four times per day using two satellite platforms. The instrument design included the capability to identify active fires sensing in the middle infrared part of the spectrum. The fire data used in the animation were generated by the MODIS advanced processing system at NASA. The MODIS Global Fire data are available free of charge and within a few hours of satellite acquisition. The fire data...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Biscuit, Forestry, HDTV, Hayman, Natural hazards, Rodeo, Earth Science,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3624
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration. In support of this collaboration, NASA and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) jointly funded a new project to assimilate NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data and products into an existing decision support system (DSS) operated by the International Production Assessment Division (IPAD)...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Biscuit, Forestry, HDTV, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Biosphere, Ecological...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3601
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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From space, we can understand fires in ways that are impossible from the ground. NASA research has contributed to much improved detection of fire for scientific purposes using satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems. This has helped advance our understanding of the impacts of fire in many areas of earth science, including atmospheric chemistry and the impacts on protected areas. This research has led to the development of a rapid response system widely used throughout the...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Biscuit, Forestry, HDTV, Hayman, Natural hazards, Rodeo, Earth Science,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3597
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) maps allow comparisons of the spatial and temporal variability in the amount and condition of vegetation. The time series satellite derived NDVI was used to monitor and analyze changes in vegetation patterns in the major wheat production domain area in Australia. The NDVI comparison was done during the growing season, April through November, for 2002, 2005, and 2006 and it found that significant differences in vegetation growth production. These...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Biscuit, Forestry, HDTV, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Biosphere, Ecological...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3598
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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The first definitive detection of methane in the atmosphere of Mars indicates the planet is alive in the sense that it still has geologic activity powered by heat from its interior, according to a team of NASA and university scientists. The team used spectrometer instruments attached to several telescopes to detect plumes of methane that were emitted from specific sites during the warmer seasons Ôø_Ôø__ spring and summer. Though nothing conclusive can yet be determined, it is possible that...
Topics: HDTV, Mars, Methane, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Chemistry/Carbon and Hydrocarbon...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3574
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientific Visualization Studio
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A NASA/university study of the first-ever global satellite maps of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere has revealed new information on how this key greenhouse gas linked to climate change is distributed and moves around our world. Moustafa Chahine, lead study author and AIRS science team leader at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., said the maps, which cover from September 2002 to July 2008, will be used by scientists to refine how climate models represent the processes that...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Carbon Dioxide, Chemistry, HDTV, Volume, Earth Science, Atmosphere,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3562
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008 at 1035Z or 6:35 AM EST. At this time the storm was an extremely dangerous category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 knots (103 mph) and a pressure reading of 953 millibars. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward 120 miles from the center, while tropical storm-force winds extend up to 275 miles. Size matters when it comes to hurricanes. Larger storms produce a wider swath of wind damage and stir up the...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3560
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 10, 2008 at 1745 UTC or 1:45PM EST. At this time the storm was a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 knots (97.75 mph), a pressure reading of 958 millibars, and a diameter of 100 miles. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments....
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3559
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 10, 2008 as slammed into Cuba . At this time the storm was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 knots (86.25 mph) and a pressure reading of 963 millibars. At this time, TRMM's data and aircraft reports confirm the small inner eye is eroding as the outer bands, shown here as red towers, are becoming better defined. This could limit rapid intensity development in the very near term, but the storm is projected to...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3558
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientific Visualization Studio
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Although originally designed to measure atmospheric water vapor and temperature profiles for weather forecasting, data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft are now also being used by scientists to observe atmospheric carbon dioxide. This visualization shows Aqua/AIRS mid-tropospheric carbon dioxide from July 2003. Low concentrations, 360 ppm, are shown in blue and high concentrations, 385 ppm, are shown in red. Notice that despite carbon dioxide's...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Carbon Dioxide, Chemistry, HDTV, Volume, Earth Science, Atmosphere,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3555
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientific Visualization Studio
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Although originally designed to measure atmospheric water vapor and temperature profiles for weather forecasting, data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft are now also being used by scientists to observe atmospheric carbon dioxide. In the southern hemisphere, a belt of mid-tropospheric air containing enhanced concentrations of carbon dioxide emerged between 30 and 40 degrees south latitude. This belt had not previously been seen in any chemistry...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Carbon Dioxide, Chemistry, HDTV, Volume, Earth Science, Atmosphere,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3554
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 4, 2008 as it strengthened in the Atlantic. At this time the storm was an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 knots (143 mph) and a pressure reading of 935 millibars. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward 45 miles from the center, while tropical storm-force winds extend up to 140 miles. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3553
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Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Storm Hanna on September 1, 2008 at 1418 UTC (10:18 EDT). At this time the storm was a tropical storm with sustained winds of 50 knots (57.5 mph) and a pressure reading of 994 millibars. Three hours later, The National Hurricane Center upgraded this storm to a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 70 knots and a pressure reading of 984 millibars. TRMM documented one reason for this rapid intensification - strong thunderstorms with...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3550
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Gustav on August 31, 2008 as the Gulf Coast braces for the worst. At this time the storm was a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 knots (115 mph) and a pressure reading of 957 millibars. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3545
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Storm Fay on August 20, 2008 at 0345Z as it crossed Florida. At this time the storm sustained winds of 45 knots (52 mph) and a pressure reading of 990 millibars. The storm stalled in this location for 24 hours and brought over 24 inches of rain to Eastern Florida. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3541
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Nov 30, 2009
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Gustav on August 27, 2008 as it attacked Haiti. At this time the storm was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 65 knots (75 mph) and a pressure reading of 992 millibars. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3543
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Gustav on August 26, 2008 just before it made landfall in Haiti. At this time the storm sustained winds of 75 knots (86 mph) and a pressure reading of 984 millibars. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the...
Topics: HDTV, Hurricane, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Phenomena, Hurricanes,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3542
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Storm Edouard on August 5, 2008 as it made landfall in Texas. At this time the storm sustained winds of 55 knots (63 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with...
Topics: Atmospheric science, HDTV, Natural hazards, What -- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM),...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3536
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In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution. The new measurements from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASAÔø_÷_s Terra satellite substantiate the results of previous model-based studies, and are the most extensive to date. Hongbin Yu, an associate research scientist of the University of Maryland Baltimore County working at...
Topics: Aerosols, Atmospheric science, Dust, HDTV, Pollution, What -- Terra, What -- FAST, Where --...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3492
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According to measurements taken with a satellite instrument, vast quantities of industrial aerosols and smoke from biomass burning in East Asia and Russia are traveling from one side of the globe to another. Explosive economic growth in Asia has profound implications for the atmosphere worldwide. Data collected by a NASA satellite shows a dense blanket of polluted air over the Northwestern Pacific. This brown cloud is a toxic mix of ash, acids, and airborne particles from car and factory...
Topics: Aerosols, Atmospheric science, Dust, HDTV, Pacific, Pollution, Location, Russia, Location, Asia,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3491
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The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission is the first satellite dedicated to the study of noctilucent clouds. Noctilucent clouds, sometimes called Polar Mesospheric Clouds, were first reported in 1885. Forming at altitudes above 50 miles, they are so faint that they can only be seen from the ground in the reflected light of the Sun after it has set below the horizon. Since their discovery, their cause has been a subject of study as a possible indicator of climate change. For those...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Clouds, HDTV, Noctilucent, Earth Science, Climate Indicators, Earth Science,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3484
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Hal Pierce (SSAI/NASA GSFC)
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This is a three-hour global rainmap from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2004, as compiled by the TRMM satellite's Multi-satellite Precipation Analysis. The TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis produces three hourly rain rates at 0.250 latitude by 0.250 longitude grid covering 500S to 500N. The input data for this merged product include a merged intercalibrated microwave-only product (3B40RT) and an Infrared rain product that is calibrated using microwave rain rates (3B41RT)....
Topics: Atmospheric science, HDTV, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Earth...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3463
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Hal Pierce (SSAI/NASA GSFC)
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This is a three-hour global rainmap from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005, as compiled by the TRMM satellite's Multi-satellite Precipation Analysis. The TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis produces three hourly rain rates at 0.250 latitude by 0.250 longitude grid covering 500S to 500N. The input data for this merged product include a merged intercalibrated microwave-only product (3B40RT) and an Infrared rain product that is calibrated using microwave rain rates (3B41RT)....
Topics: Atmospheric science, HDTV, Earth Science, Atmosphere, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Earth...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3462
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Hal Pierce, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) NOAA Satellite and Information Service National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) National Climatic Data Center http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/wmo/wdcamet-ncdc.html
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The Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) is an element of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) of the World Climate Research program (WCRP). It was established by the WCRP in 1986 with the initial goal of providing monthly mean precipitation data on a 2.5Ôæå__Ôæå__ 2.5Ôæå__latitude -longitude grid. Monthly mean precipitation estimates are being produced beginning in 1979 and planned to go through 2005. The GPCP has accomplished this by merging infrared and...
Topics: Atmospheric science, HDTV, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Climate Indicators, Earth Science,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3461
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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...
Topics: HDTV, Human geography, Natural hazards, Earth Science, Human Dimensions, Natural Hazards, Fires,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3449
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Dean on August 21, 2007. At this time the storm was classified as a category two with sustained winds of 90 knots (103.7 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar (PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Gray represents...
Topics: Atmospheric science, HDTV, Natural hazards, What -- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM),...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3448
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007. At this time the storm was classified as a dangerous category four with sustained winds of 125 knots (138 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue...
Topics: Atmospheric science, HDTV, Natural hazards, What -- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM),...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3447
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Although originally designed to measure atmospheric water vapor and temperature profiles for weather forecasting, data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft are now also being used by scientists to observe atmospheric carbon dioxide. Scientists from NASA; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey;...
Topics: Atmospheric science, Carbon Dioxide, Chemistry, HDTV, Volume, Earth Science, Atmosphere,...
Source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3440
