ICESat Cloud Walls (south to north spiral camera path)
Visualizations by
Greg Shirah
Released on November 4, 2004
This is an animation showing data from ICESat's Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS). Cloud data can be seen over about 15 orbits on October 6, 2003. The data are initially laid out in the order that is was collected followed by continued movement around the scene. This version of the animation starts at the south pole and spirals slowly up to the north pole.
Visualization Credits
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator Steve Palm (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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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