NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio: Most Popular http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ The mission of the Scientific Visualization Studio is to facilitate scientific inquiry and outreach within NASA programs through visualization. To that end, the SVS works closely with scientists in the creation of visualization products, systems, and processes in order to promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities at Goddard Space Flight Center and within the NASA research community. en-us GEOS-5 Modeled Clouds at 7-km Global Resolution http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003600/a003657 This visualization shows clouds from a simulation using the Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Verison 5 (GEOS-5.). The global atmospheric simulation running at 7 km per grid cell covered the period from August 17, 2009 at 21 zulu, through August 21, 2009 at 21 zulu, every 30 minutes. This + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2009-11-16 00:00:00.00 A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003600/a003619 The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. In these regions, surface temperatures remain below freezing for a portion of each year. Since ice and snow exist relatively close + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2009-09-01 18:00:00.00 Sentinels of the Heliosphere http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003500/a003595 Heliophysics is a term to describe the study of the Sun, its atmosphere or the heliosphere, and the planets within it as a system. As a result, it encompasses the study of planetary atmospheres and their magnetic environment, or magnetospheres. These environments are important in the study of space weather.

As + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2009-07-27 00:00:00.00 A Tour of the Cryosphere http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003100/a003181 A new HD version of this animation is available here.

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The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. In + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2005-12-04 23:55:00.00 Earth Today 1998 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a001400/a001402 The ability to see Earth from space has forever changed our view of the planet. We are now able to look at the Earth as a whole, and observe how its atmosphere, oceans, land masses, and life interact as global systems. Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere are dynamic, changing + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 1998-10-20 12:00:00.00 Towers in the Tempest http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003400/a003413 This visualization won Honorable Mention in the National Science Foundation's Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge in September 2007. It was also shown during the SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival in Los Angeles, CA. 'Towers in the Tempest' is a 4.5 minute narrated animation that explains recent scientific insights into how + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2007-05-10 00:00:00.00 Operation Ice Bridge Flight Paths http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003600/a003647 Early in the 20th century, a succession of adventurers and scientists pioneered the exploration of Antarctica. A century later, they're still at it, albeit with a different set of tools. This fall, a team of modern explorers will fly over Earth's southern ice-covered regions to study changes to its sea + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2009-10-02 12:00:00.00 Sea Ice Yearly Minimum 1979-2007 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003400/a003464 In 2007, Arctic summer sea ice reached its lowest extent on record - nearly 25% less than the previous low set in 2005. At the end of each summer, the sea ice cover reaches its minimum extent and what is left is what is called the perennial ice cover which + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2007-09-26 00:00:00.00 Sea Surface Temperature, Salinity and Density http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003600/a003652

Sea Surface Temperature

The oceans of the world are heated at the surface by the sun, and this heating is uneven for many reasons. The Earth's axial rotation, revolution about the sun, and tilt all play a role, as do the wind-driven ocean surface currents. The first animation in this group + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 2009-10-09 13:24:00.00 The HoloGlobe Project (Version 3) http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a000100/a000155 These animations were produced for the Smithsonian Institution's HoloGlobe Exhibit which opened to the public on August 10, 1996 at the Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The various data sets show progressive global change mapped onto a rotating globe and projected into space to create a holographic image + Read More]]> NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio 1996-08-01 12:00:00.00