+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation MODIS White Sky Albedo Image Improves Climate Modeling The MODIS instrument, flying aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites, measures how much solar radiation is reflected by the Earth's surface almost every day over the entire planet. The colors in this image emphasize the albedos ranging from 0.0 to 0.4 over the Earth's land surfaces. Areas colored red show the brightest, most reflective regions; yellows and greens are intermediate values; and blues and violets show relatively dark surfaces. White indicates no data were available, and no albedo data are provided over the oceans. This image was produced using data composited over a 6-day period, from April 7-22, 2002.    This annimation shows a global view of the Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) version of the global broadband white sky albedo. The product correlates 16 days worth of data Duration: 16.0 seconds Available formats:   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   2 MB   320x240     JPEG         66 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             83 MB   320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       541 KB How to play our movies    CMG Albedo of Africa Available formats:   2880 x 1944     TIFF 16 MB   160 x 80           PNG       23 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     66 KB    Flat Map of the climate Modeling grid Albedo Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   160 x 80           PNG       15 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     20 KB   80 x 40             PNG         4 KB    Color Bar ranges from 0.0(violet) to 0.4(red). An albedo of 0.0 denotes the area does not scatter light and albedo of 1 represents 100% of the incident of light Available formats:   305 x 35           GIF         3 KB    Video slate image reads "Whitesky Albedo". Available formats:   720 x 528         JPEG     99 KB   320 x 234         PNG     316 KB Animation Number: 2478 Completed: 2002-07-01 Animator: Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientists: Crystal Schaaf (Boston University)   Elena Tsvetsinskaya (Boston University) Platform/Sensor/Data Set: Terra/MODIS (2002/04/07 - 2002/04/22) Series: MODIS Albedo Video: SVS2002-0016 * Keywords: SVS >> Albedo DLESE >> Climatology SVS >> Forecast DLESE >> Physical geography More Information on this topic available at: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2002/200207099816.html     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: