Previous Animation Next Animation Hourly Evaporation from the GEOS-5 Model This animation of the global hourly evaporation shows how heating from the sun during the day causes increased evaporation over land areas. Two versions of this animation are provided: one with a day/night clock inset and one without. The animation was created using data from the GEOS-5 atmospheric model on the cubed-sphere, run at 14-km global resolution for 30-days. For more information on the GEOS-5, see http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/systems/geos5 . For more information on the cubed-sphere work, see http://sivo.gsfc.nasa.gov/cubedsphere_overview.html.    This animation shows global evaporation with a clock inset showing the day/night cycle. Duration: 27.0 seconds Available formats:   1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-4   23 MB   640x360 (30 fps) MPEG-4   4 MB   1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-2   16 MB   512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-1   5 MB   1280x720 (60 fps) Frames (Evap and clock)   1280x720 (30 fps) Frames (Evap and clock)   320x180     PNG           114 KB   160x80       PNG           30 KB   80x40         PNG           8 KB How to play our movies    This animation shows global evaporation. Duration: 27.0 seconds Available formats:   1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-4   23 MB   640x360 (30 fps) MPEG-4   4 MB   1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-2   16 MB   512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-1   5 MB   1280x720 (60 fps) Frames (Evaporation)   1280x720 (30 fps) Frames (Evaporation)   320x180     PNG           114 KB   320x180     PNG           111 KB   1280x720 (30 fps) Frames (EvapA) How to play our movies    A day/night clock matched to the evaporation animation above showing the approximate time in the center of view. Available formats:   1280x720 (60 fps) Frames (Clock)   1280x720 (30 fps) Frames (Clock)   320x180     PNG           3 KB How to play our movies    A still image showing evaporation over the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding continents during the daylight hours. Available formats:   6400 x 3600     TIFF 13 MB   320 x 180         PNG     147 KB Animation Number: 3644 Completed: 2009-10-01 Animator: Cindy Starr (GST) (Lead) Producer: Michelle Williams (UMBC) Scientists: Matthew Rodell (UMBC)   William Putman (NASA/GSFC) Platform/Sensor/Data Set: GEOS-5 Atmospheric Model on the Cubed-Sphere Series: Earth Science Week Keywords: DLESE >> Atmospheric science SVS >> Evaporation SVS >> HDTV GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC). Back to Top

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