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Cycles of the Atmosphere: Modules 1-3
This series of narrated modules uses conceptual animations to explain some of the fundamental physical principles underlying weather and climate.

The first module, Geography, deals briefly with the effect that geography has on global weather patterns and climate.    The first module, Geography, deals briefly with the effect that geography has on global weather patterns and climate.
Duration: 54.0 seconds
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Narrated movie describing how the Earth's tilt affects the length of days and triggers the changing of the seasons.    Narrated movie describing how the Earth's tilt affects the length of days and triggers the changing of the seasons.
Duration: 3.9 minutes
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Narrated movie describing how the Earth's tilt affects the amount of light, and therefore heat, that reaches the Earth's surface.    Narrated movie describing how the Earth's tilt affects the amount of light, and therefore heat, that reaches the Earth's surface.
Duration: 1.2 minutes
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Animation Number:77
Completed:1994-09-21
Animators:Dave Pape (NASA) (Lead)
 Jim Strong (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist:Jim Strong (NASA/GSFC)
Series:Narrated Movies
Video:SVS1994-0011 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Atmosphere
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Climate
DLESE >> Physics
SVS >> Weather
 
 
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio


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