Earth ID: 10710

Aquarius Ocean Circulation

Released on May 10, 2011

Ocean circulation plays a key role in distributing solar energy and maintaining climate, by moving heat from Earth's equator to the poles. Aquarius salinity data, combined with data from other sensors that measure sea level, rainfall, temperature, ocean color, and winds, will give us a much clearer picture of how the ocean works.

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Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Chris Meaney (HTSI): Animator
Brooke Harris (UMBC): Video Editor
Rich Melnick (HTSI): Video Editor
Erica Drezek (HTSI): Narrator
Brooke Harris (UMBC): Producer
Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
David Levine (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Yi Chao (NASA/JPL CalTech): Scientist
Gary Lagerloef (ESR): Scientist
Brooke Harris (UMBC): Writer

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
Aquarius

This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
Aquarius Pre-Launch

Goddard TV Tape:
G2011-028 -- Aquarius Ocean Circulation

Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Circulation
SVS >> Aquarius
SVS >> Climate Change
DLESE >> Narrated
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0