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Lori Perkins



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This visualization is a time-series of the global distribution and variation of the concentration of mid-tropospheric carbon dioxide observed by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on the NASA Aqua spacecraft. For comparison, it is overlain by a graph of the seasonal variation and interannual increase of carbon dioxide observed at the Mauna Loa, Hawaii observatory.   3562 Animator
  Aqua/AIRS Carbon Dioxide with Mauna Loa Carbon Dioxide Overlaid
Tropical Storm Ida threatens the Gulf Coast on November 9, 2009.  This image shows the light rain (0.25 inches) in blue, heavier rain (25 mm or 1 inch per hour) in yellow and extremely heavy rain in red(50 mm or 2 inches per hour).   3660 Animator
  Tropical Storm Ida observed on November 9, 2009 at 1218 UTC
This segment provides an introduction to aerosols- their varied sources, brief lifetimes, and erratic behavior.  Glory’s APS will help researchers determine the global distribution of aerosol particles.  This unique instrument will unravel the microphysical properties of aerosols, and will shed light on the chemical composition of natural and anthropogenic aerosols and clouds.   10525 Animator
  Hello Crud
How will climate change impact agriculture? This episode explores the need for accurate, continuous and accessible data and computer models to track and predict the challenges farmers face as they adjust to a changing climate.<p><p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10516 Animator
  Science for a Hungry World: Agriculture and Climate Change
This image shows land in grey, water in blue, the worldwide croplands region as designated by NASA's MODIS instrument in yellow, and the drought regions in brown. Drought data is aggregate data from 2005 till 2009.   3651 Animator
  World Droughts from 2005 to 2009 versus where Crops are Grown
We know climate change can affect us, but does climate change alter something as vast, deep and mysterious as our oceans? For years, scientists have studied the world's oceans by sending out ships and divers, deploying data-gathering buoys, and by taking aerial measurements from planes. But one of the better ways to understand oceans is to gain an even broader perspective - the view from space. NASA's Earth observing satellites do more than just take pictures of our planet. High-tech sensors gather data, including ocean surface temperature, surface winds, sea level, circulation, and even marine life. Information the satellites obtain help us understand the complex interactions driving the world's oceans today - and gain valuable insight into how the impacts of climate change on oceans might affect us on dry land.<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10502 Animator
  Climate Change and the Global Ocean
Sea level rise is an indicator that our planet is warming. Much of the world's population lives on or near the coast, and rising seas are something worth watching. Sea level can rise for two reasons, both linked to a warming planet. When ice on land, such as mountain glaciers or the ice sheets of Greenland or Antarctica, melt, that water contributes to sea level rise. And when our oceans get warmer - another indicator of climate change - the water expands, also making sea level higher. Using satellites, lasers, and radar in space, and dedicated researchers on the ground, NASA is studying the Earth's ice and water to better understand how sea level rise might affect us all.<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10503 Animator
  Melting Ice, Rising Seas
Sponsored by USAID, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) was designed to help governments and aid agencies assess the need for food aid before a famine develops. This episode describes FEWS NET and looks at how FEWS NET uses NASA data to make decisions on the ground.<p><p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10500 Animator
  Science for a Hungry World: Food Security
2008 - This image shows a five year average from 2004 through 2008.   3653 Animator
  Five-Year Average Global Temperature Anomalies for 1888,1918,1948,1978, 2008
The countries that produced 82% of the world's cereals (grain,oats,wheat,rice,maize, millet, sorghum) in 2008 are shown in yellow and the world population is shown in brown.  This version of the image does not have topography.   3649 Animator
  Food Consumers versus Food Producers
This image shows all countries classified as   3650 Animator
  Food Insecure Countries
This visualization cycles throught Global Crop Intensity data, MODIS croplands data, FAS Crop Production data, and the United Nations Projected Population in 2050 data.  This version is labeled.   3646 Animator
  2009 Crop Intensity, 2009 Producers, and 2050 Projected Population
Operation Ice Bridge flights originating at the tip of South America track along  Antarctica's Peninsula, the Getz Ice Shelf and explore the Pine Island,  Thwaites, Smith, and Kohler glaciers.   3647 Animator
  Operation Ice Bridge Flight Paths
This animation zooms into Rondonia, Brazil.  It starts with a Landsat image taken in 1975 and dissolves into a second image of the same region taken in 2009.  There has been a significant amount of land use change.   3637 Animator
  Deforestation of Rondonia, Brazil from 1975 to 2009
In this animation, the first image shows an agricultural region in Idaho on August 14, 2000, captured in the visible spectrum. The round, green circles are irrigated farm fields. The second image, using Landsat's thermal band, depicts cooler and warmer areas. Irrigated fields appear cooler because evapotranspiring water absorbs energy and cools the fields. The thermal image dissolves into a map of evapotranspiration, created using the METRIC tool.   3632 Animator
  Evapotranspiration from Landsat
 LARGEST introduces mainstream audiences to the planet Jupiter. The following trailer showcases some of the visual themes contained in the movie and points to the film's main website.<p><p>This film has been prepared exclusively for playback on spherical projections systems. It will not appear in its proper format on a traditional computer or television screen. If you are interested in dowloading the complete final movie file for spherical playback, please visit :<p><a href=   10477 Animator
  LARGEST: A Spherical Movie About Jupiter
The complete narrated visualization   3619 Animator
  A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009
This visualization shows Crop Intensity data (regions that produce the most crops), followed by the MODIS croplands product,  the 26 countries that produce 82% of the world's food, the population density in 2002 and finally the projected population in 2050.   3629 Animator
  Crop Intensity
Hurricane Bill forms in the Atlantic.  TRMM's Microwave Imager and Precipitation Radar instruments revealed that Hurricane Bill has bands of heavy rainfall.   3626 Animator
  Hurricane Bill on August 17, 2009 at 1133 UTC
This animation shows global fires in 2007 and then zooms to the Northern Territory of Australia and shows fires in 2008.  The Northern Territory has one of the highest frequencies of early season fires in Australia because land managers there conduct numerous prescribed fires to reduce grass that could act as fuel for more severe wildfires later in the dry season(May until October).   3624 Animator
  2008 Northern Australia Fire Observations
This animation shows the NDVI time series in the wheat producing regions in Australia for the growing season of two drought years and one normal year. The preview image is from the 2006 drought on Oct 18, 2006.   3598 Animator
  Monitoring Agricultural Production from Space
This animation shows where the world's food is grown versus where the world's food is consumed.  The movie starts with global croplands and then fades to the countries that produce over 80% of the world's wheat, grain, and cereal. It then overlays the world's population density and then fades to show the countries that are projected to double and triple their population by 2050.   3601 Animator
  Global Agricultural Monitoring
A mosaic from the Hubble Space Telescope of Jupiter taken on August 24, 1994 - 33 days after the last impact.   3636 Animator
  Hubble Space Telescope Observes the Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter
Fires around the world from Jan 1 through Dec 31, 2007.   3597 Animator
  Fire Observations - As the World Turns
This data visualization of five-year global temperature differences from 1880 to 2008 was designed to be shown on the Science On a Sphere. Dark blue areas show regions where the temperature was cooler then the average temperature. Red areas show regions where the temperature was warmer then the average. This particular image show the global average from 2004 to 2008.   3596 Animator
  Five-Year Average Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2008 for Science On a Sphere
Return to P.I.G.: The Long Wait for Science   10412 Animator
  Return to P.I.G.
This guided tour of the area surrounding McMurdo Station in Antarctica uses the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). It's a great way to experience the frozen continent without any risk of frostbite.<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href='/vis/a010000/a010400/a010416/LIMA_wVO_transcript.htm'>here</a>.   10416 Animator
  Guided Tour of LIMA Flyover
This sequence shows Arctic sea ice thickness derived from winter and fall campaigns from the ICESat satellite. Sea ice grows extent grows in the summer and shrinks in the winter. While the sea ice extent might look similar from year to year this thickness data shows dramatic thinning especially near the North Pole (shown in dark blue). This image was generated with data acquired between Feb 17 - Mar 21, 2008.   3593 Animator
  Fall and Winter Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Declining Rapidly
This sequence shows Arctic sea ice thickness derived from fall campaigns from the ICESat satellite. While the sea ice extent might look similar from year to year this thickness data shows dramatic thinning especially near the North Pole (shown in dark blue). This image was generated with data acquired between Oct 4 - Oct 19, 2008.   3592 Animator
  Fall Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Declining Rapidly
This sequence shows Arctic sea ice thickness derived from winter campaigns from the ICESat satellite. While the sea ice extent might look similar from year to year this thickness data shows dramatic thinning especially near the North Pole (shown in dark blue). This image was generated with data acquired between Feb 17 - Mar 21, 2008.   3589 Animator
  Winter Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Declining Rapidly
Designed exclusively for playback on spherical projections surfaces, FROZEN introduces mainstream audiences to the cryosphere--places on Earth where the temperatures don't rise above water's freezing point. The following trailer showcases some of the visual themes contained in the movie and points to the film's main website.<p><p>This film has been prepared exclusively for playback on spherical projections systems. It will not appear in its proper format on a traditional computer or television screen. If you are interested in dowloading the complete final movie file for spherical playback, please visit : <p><a href=   10403 Animator
  FROZEN: A Spherical Movie About the Cryosphere
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