Earth
ID: 4417
Atmospheric rivers are short-lived, narrow streams of wind that carry water vapor from the tropical oceans to mid-latitude land areas. Shown here is an atmospheric river traveling across the Pacific between October 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. (White colors are clouds, light blues water vapor, and green to red precipitation.)
2014 - 2015 Atmospheric River
Visualization Credits
Cheng Zhang (USRA): Lead Visualizer
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Kayvon Sharghi (USRA): Lead Producer
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Kayvon Sharghi (USRA): Lead Producer
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Keywords:
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Hyperwall
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Data Used:
MERRA
Analysisalso referred to as: IMERG
Data Compilation - NASA/GSFCKeywords:
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Hyperwall
