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Maria Frostic
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Glory is a unique research satellite designed to orbit the Earth and achieve two major goals. Glory’s first goal is to collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon in the Earth's atmosphere and climate system; its second goal is to collect data on solar irradiance for Earth’s long-term climate record. This seven-minute video introduces Glory’s science objectives, people, and instruments, and provides an overview of the Glory mission.<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10521 Producer
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  The Road to Glory
Space is a harsh environment, and building a space-bound satellite is no small feat! Here’s a look at how NASA engineers get the Glory mission off the ground…and safely into space!<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10522 Editor
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  The Rough Road to Space
This episode explores the complexity of atmospheric aerosols- how they impact climate and how researchers study them. Glory’s Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor and Cloud Camera will provide an unprecedented data set for helping scientists understand aerosol particles.<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10523 Editor
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  The Particle Puzzle
The Sun’s energy is one of the biggest forcings on Earth’s climate, and for years satellites have measured total solar irradiance. Glory will continue collection of this critical climate data, which will contribute to the long-term climate record. The cutting edge TIM instrument will continue the work of NASA’s SORCE mission.   10524 Editor
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  Glory's Suncatcher
This segment provides an introduction to aerosols- their varied sources, brief lifetimes, and erratic behavior. Glory’s APS will help researchers determine the global distribution of aerosol particles. This unique instrument will unravel the microphysical properties of aerosols, and will shed light on the chemical composition of natural and anthropogenic aerosols and clouds.   10525 Editor
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  Hello Crud
One tiny marine plant makes life on Earth possible: phytoplankton. These microscopic photosynthetic drifters form the basis of the marine food web, they regulate carbon in the atmosphere, and are responsible for half of the photosynthesis that takes place on this planet. Earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, and as our home planet warms, so does the ocean. Warming waters have big consequences for phytoplankton and for the planet. <p><p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10497 Editor
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  The Ocean's Green Machines
Carbon is all around us. This unique atom is the basic building block of life, and its compounds form solids, liquids, or gases. Carbon helps form the bodies of living organisms; it dissolves in the ocean; mixes in the atmosphere; and can be stored in the crust of the planet. A carbon atom could spend millions of years moving through this complex cycle. The ocean plays the most critical role in regulating Earth's carbon balance, and understanding how the carbon cycle is changing is key to understanding Earth's changing climate. <p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href=   10498 Editor
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  Keeping Up With Carbon
Carbon is the basic building block of life, and these unique atoms are found everywhere on Earth. Carbon makes up Earth's plants and animals, and is also stored in the ocean, the atmosphere, and the crust of the planet. A carbon atom could spend millions of years moving through Earth in a complex cycle. This conceptual animation provides an illustration of the various parts of the Carbon cycle. Purple arrows indicate the uptake of Carbon; yellow arrows indicate the release of Carbon. <p>   10494 Producer
  The Carbon Cycle
This conceptual animation illustrates some of the ecological pathways between species within the marine ecosystem. Single-celled microscopic plants called phytoplankton float in the upper ocean. These photosynthetic plants form the foundation of the marine food web, and nearly all life in the ocean depend upon them for survival, including microscopic zooplankton and whales.   10495 Producer
  Marine Food Web
This animation depicts a 360 degree rotation of a globe with the Blue Marble data set.   3639 Producer
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  Rotating Blue Marble
This animation depicts a rotating globe with a cloudy, realistic MODIS data set that transitions to the Blue Marble data set.   3640 Producer
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  Rotating Cloudy Galileo Transitions to Blue Marble View
This animation depicts a rotating globe with the phytoplankton 10-year global average data set.   3641 Producer
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  Rotating Phytoplankton 10-year Global Average
This animation depicts a rotating Earth with highlighted areas marking the regions where a strong correlation between high sea surface temperatures and decreased phytoplankton productivity occurred.   3642 Producer
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  Regions Exhibiting Decreased Phytoplankton Levels and Increased Sea Surface Temperatures
Dr. Feldman reflects on his unique perspective on this fascinating region and looks ahead to his journey to Galapagos.   10468 Editor
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  Journey to Galapagos
Animated flyover of the Galapagos Islands   3628 Producer
  Galapagos Islands Flyby
This guided tour of the area surrounding McMurdo Station in Antarctica uses the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). It's a great way to experience the frozen continent without any risk of frostbite.<p><p><p>For complete transcript, click <a href='/vis/a010000/a010400/a010416/LIMA_wVO_transcript.htm'>here</a>.   10416 Writer
  Guided Tour of LIMA Flyover
Opening for 'The Road to Glory' podcast. Lists major partners in the Glory mission.   10375 Producer
  Glory Podcast Opener
Engineers from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics journeyed from Boulder, Colorado to Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, Virginia to assist with integration of Glory's Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM).   10399 Producer
  Glory Cleanroom B-roll, Orbital Sciences Corporation
August 20, 2008 ash event.   10398 Producer
  USGS Video of a Hawaiian Volcano
Glory satellite solar array deployment.   10382 Producer
  Glory Solar Array Deployment
Flyover of the APS, TIM, and Cloud Camera instruments on the Glory satellite.   10383 Producer
  Glory Instrument Flyover
This animation shows the different sources of aerosols, how they mix in the Earth's atmosphere, and finally disappear by creating sediment or raining out.   10386 Producer
  Sources of Aerosols
This animation shows how a cloud is formed on the particle-level. Water droplets and black soot carbon aerosols mix in the air. Water droplets cling to aerosol particles, creating a larger water droplet. The droplet becomes very large and 'pops' into smaller water droplets, each with an aerosol particle inside, thus creating a cloud.   10387 Producer
  Aerosols Impact Cloud Formation
This animation juxtaposes ocean clouds and city clouds. Both zoom to the particle-detail level to show the difference in aerosol particle number and back out to show that clouds over oceans are taller and darker than those over cities.   10388 Producer
  Human Induced versus Naturally Occurring Aerosols
Forest fires (biomass burning) emit black soot carbon aerosol clouds. Sun rays are absorbed by these dark clouds. Some sun rays are reflected and some still travel through the cloud to the ground.   10389 Producer
  Aerosols Absorb; Aerosols Reflect
Microscope video of sea salt.   10390 Producer
  Sea Salt Aerosols
Microscope video of potassium particles.   10391 Producer
  Potassium Aerosols
Microscope image of volcanic ash.   10392 Producer
  Volcanic Ash Still Image
Microscope video of tractor soot. Video courtesy of Chere Petty, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; NSF grant DBI-0722569.   10393 Producer
  Soot and Sulfate Still Images and Video of Tractor Soot Particle
Scanning Electron Microscopic image of pollen grains from sunflower, morning glory, prairie hollyhock, oriental lily, evening primrose, and castor bean.   10394 Producer
  Scanning Electron Microscope Still Image of Pollen Particles
A global view of Earth's response to total solar irradiance.   10395 Producer
  Earth's Energy Budget Animations: Global View and Budget Breakout
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