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The A-Train Observes Tropical Storm Debby

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 flies 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).

The A-Train observes Tropical Storm Debby    The A-Train observes Tropical Storm Debby
Duration: 2.0 minutes
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The A-train flys over Tropical Storm Debby on August 24, 2006.    The A-train flys over Tropical Storm Debby on August 24, 2006.

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MODIS data of Tropical Storm Debby.    MODIS data of Tropical Storm Debby.

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Cloudsat and CALIPSO data of Tropical Storm Debby.    Cloudsat and CALIPSO data of Tropical Storm Debby.

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AIRS water vapor data of Tropical Storm Debby.    AIRS water vapor data of Tropical Storm Debby.

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Animation Number:3437
Completed:2007-06-27
Animators:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Cindy Starr (GST)
 Jeff De La Beaujardiere (NASA)
 Tom Bridgman (GST)
Scientist:Charles Trepte (NASA/LaRC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Aqua/AIRS (08/24/2006)
 Aqua/MODIS (08/24/2006)
 CALIPSO/CALIOP (08/24/2006)
 CloudSat/CPR (08/24/2006)
 DMSP/OLS/Earth at Night
 TOPEX/Poseidon/Sea Surface Height Anomaly
 CPC (Climate Prediction Center) Cloud Composite (08/14/2006 - 08/24/2006)
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Clouds >> Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
SVS >> iPod
 
 
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio


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