Earth  ID: 2567

Land Surface Temperature

Visualizations by James W. Williams Released on October 9, 2002
The average temperature of the land is one component of a model used to predict the areas where mosquitos will flourish and where they will not. Satellite remote sensing can help construct maps of the average land surface temperature.
These images were created in support of a story describing how NASA is assisting the CDC and EPA in tracking the spread of West Nile Virus.
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This animation shows the average monthly land surface temperature of North America for one year.
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Land Surface Temperature Still

Visualization Credits

James W. Williams (GST): Lead Animator
David Rogers (Oxford University): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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West Nile Virus

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G2002-077

Keywords:
SVS >> Risk Map
SVS >> Surface Temperature
SVS >> West Nile Virus
NASA Science >> Earth