Earth ID: 10504

Salt of the Earth

Released on October 12, 2009

Salinity plays a major role in how ocean waters circulate around the globe. Salinity changes can create ocean circulation changes that, in turn, may impact regional and global climates. The extent to which salinity impacts our global ocean circulation is still relatively unknown, but NASA's new Aquarius mission will help advance that understanding by painting a global picture of our planet's salty waters.

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Credits

Helen-Nicole Kostis (UMBC): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Susan Twardy (HTSI): Animator
Chris Smith (HTSI): Animator
Chris Meaney (HTSI): Animator
Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC): Animator
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Video Editor
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Interviewee
Susan Lozier (Duke University): Interviewee
Troy Cline (Raytheon/GSFC): Narrator
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Producer
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist
Susan Lozier (Duke University): Scientist
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Videographer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Writer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center