Robots on the Roof
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- Visualizations by:
- Megan Willy
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The Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) is one of the first places that scientists turn when volcanoes, wildfires, pollution plumes, dust storms and many other phenomena-both natural and manmade-make an appearance. The network of ground-based instruments, called sun photometers, measures the many tiny particles blowing about in the atmosphere called aerosols. The particles are often impossible to see with human eyes, but AERONET's sensors can detect their presence by measuring subtle fluctuations in sunlight as the particles reflect and scatter the sun's rays.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animator
- Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC) [Lead]
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Video editor
- Brooke Harris (USRA)
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Scientist
- Brent Holben (NASA/GSFC)
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Producers
- Brooke Harris (USRA)
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
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Videographers
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
- Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Tapes
This visualization originally appeared on the following tapes:-
AERONET Web Short (wt)
(ID: 2010097)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 4:00AM
Produced by - Eric DeJong
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How do we know for sure about Atmospheric Aerosols?
Read moreDr. Brent Holben explains how NASA's program of global ground-based sun photometers measure aerosols at the surface and why those measurements are so vital to understanding the Earth's processes at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Also available on YouTube || The Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) is one of the first places that scientists turn when volcanoes, wildfires, pollution plumes, dust storms and many other phenomena-both natural and manmade-make an appearance. The network of ground-based instruments, called sun photometers, measures the many tiny particles blowing about in the atmosphere called aerosols. The particles are often impossible to see with human eyes, but AERONET's sensors can detect their presence by measuring subtle fluctuations in sunlight as the particles reflect and scatter the sun's rays.This presentation was given at the United States Center at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Nov 10, 2021. ||
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