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Atmospheric Phenomena
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This animation displays the intensity of precipitation as it flows around the globe, showing heavy precipitation in orange/yellow and light precipitation in purple. 3648 Components of the Water Cycle
This animation displays the intensity of precipitation as it flows around the globe, showing heavy precipitation in orange/yellow, medium in blue/green and light precipitation in purple. 3645 Hourly Total Precipitation from the GEOS-5 Model
This animation shows global evaporation with a clock inset showing the day/night cycle. 3644 Hourly Evaporation from the GEOS-5 Model
Both CloudSat and CALIPSO detect attributes of clouds on slices through the atmosphere. Here both are shown over an image of MODIS reflectance which is mapped onto the terrain. 3436 CloudSat, Calipso and MODIS over Central America