Earth ID: 259

Global Methane Isosurface Wave

Visualizations by Steve Maher Released on November 1, 1997

An animation of a three-dimensional isosurface of global methane in the atmosphere evolving over time, from a global data assimilation model. The globe of the Earth starts out opaque, then becomes transparent in order to more clearly see the structure of the isosurface. The isosurface exhibits wave breaking in the southern hemisphere.

Visualization Credits

Steve Maher (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Lang-Ping Chang (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Stephen E. Cohn (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Peter M. Lyster (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Richard Menard (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Guang-Ping Lou (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:

Global Data Assimilation Model/Global Methane

Model

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Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Methane
NASA Science >> Earth