GPM Core Spacecraft Beauty Passes
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Various beauty passes of the GPM Core spacecraft.
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The GPM Core satellite cruises over a hurricane.
Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Animators
- Walt Feimer (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- Chris Meaney (KBRwyle)
Producers
- Brooke Harris (USRA)
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBRwyle)
Missions
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Meteorologists live shots April 21
April 20th, 2017
Read more1. How has our view of Earth changed since the first “Earth Rise” image from the 1969 Apollo mission?2. Why is this global view important? 3. What’s next?4. How can our viewers celebrate Earth Day tomorrow?5. Where can we learn more? We think of NASA as a space agency, but NASA also has eyes on our planet. NASA and its science partners have a collection of Earth observing satellites, some that circle Earth every 90 minutes. NASA's view of Earth from space provides a perspective that can't be gained from the ground. Satellites circle the entire globe, seeing both where people live and the remote parts of deserts, mountains, and the vast oceans that are difficult, if not impossible, to visit. All of this data is important for helping us better understand our home planet. NASA Scientist Dr. Michelle Thaller is available on Friday, April 21 from 6:00a.m. – 9:00a.m. EST to chat with you on camera about new NASA science, and show your viewers some of the great Earth science research NASA is doing. HD Satellite Coordinates for G17-K18/Lower: Galaxy 17 Ku-band Xp 18 Slot Lower| 91.0 ° W Longitude | DL 12051.0 MHz | Vertical Polarity | QPSK/DVB-S | FEC 3/4 | SR 13.235 Mbps | DR 18.2954 MHz | HD 720p | Format MPEG2 | Chroma Level 4:2:0 | Audio Embedded*****To book a window *** / michelle.z.handleman@nasa.gov / 301-633-5135 cellSuggested Questions:1.How has our view of Earth changed since the first “Earth Rise” image from the 1969 Apollo mission?2.Why is this global view important? 3.What’s next?4.How can our viewers celebrate Earth Day tomorrow?5.Where can we learn more?Live Shot Details: Location: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Greenbelt, MarylandScientist: Dr. Michelle Thaller/ NASA Scientist For More InformationSee [nasa.gov/earth](nasa.gov/earth) Related pages
Instagram: Why Do Raindrop Sizes Matter In Storms?
March 31st, 2016
Read moreComplete transcript available. Not all raindrops are created equal. The size of falling raindrops depends on several factors, including where the cloud producing the drops is located on the globe and where the drops originate in the cloud. For the first time, scientists have three-dimensional snapshots of raindrops and snowflakes around the world from space, thanks to the joint NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. With the new global data on raindrop and snowflake sizes this mission provides, scientists can improve rainfall estimates from satellite data and in numerical weather forecast models, helping us better understand and prepare for extreme weather events. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov Article](http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/size-matters-nasa-measures-raindrop-sizes-from-space-to-understand-storms) Related pages
Why Do Raindrop Sizes Matter In Storms?
March 31st, 2016
Read moreComplete transcript available. This is a conceptual animation showing how the size and distribution of raindrops varies within a storm. The animation travels from the top to the bottom of a storm. Blues and greens represent small raindrops that are 0.5-3mm in size. Yellows, oranges, and reds represent larger raindrops that are 4-6mm in size. A storm with a higher ratio of yellows, oranges, and reds will contain more water than a storm with a higher ratio of blues and greens. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab This is a high-resolution conceptual image showing the distribution of different sized raindrops within a storm. Blues and greens represent raindrops between 0.5-3 mm in size and yellows, oranges, and reds represent raindrops between 4-6mm in size.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab A GIF optimized for posting on Twitter.This shows the distribution of different sized raindrops within a storm. Blues and greens represent raindrops between 0.5-3 mm in size and yellows, oranges, and reds represent raindrops between 4-6mm in size. A GIF optimized for posting on Twitter.Many small raindrops can be found near the top of a storm whereas bigger raindrops can be found in the middle and bottom. NASA's GPM satellite is measuring the size and distribution of raindrops globally. A GIF optimized for posting on Twitter.With GPM’s three-dimensional snapshots of drop size distribution, scientists can gain insight into the structure of a storm and how it will behave. A GIF optimized for posting on Twitter.In the mid-latitudes, raindrops can originate from snowflakes, allowing them to melt into bigger raindrops compared to the tropics. Not all raindrops are created equal. The size of falling raindrops depends on several factors, including where the cloud producing the drops is located on the globe and where the drops originate in the cloud. For the first time, scientists have three-dimensional snapshots of raindrops and snowflakes around the world from space, thanks to the joint NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. With the new global data on raindrop and snowflake sizes this mission provides, scientists can improve rainfall estimates from satellite data and in numerical weather forecast models, helping us better understand and prepare for extreme weather events.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube Channel. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov Article](http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/size-matters-nasa-measures-raindrop-sizes-from-space-to-understand-storms) Related pages
OLYMPEX Scientist Profiles
Dec. 1st, 2015
Read moreA profile video of Rachael Kroodsma.For complete transcript, click here. A profile video of Joe Zagrodnik.For complete transcript, click here. A GIF optimized for posting on Twitter. A GIF optimized for posting on Twitter. A GIF optimized for posting on Twitter. Video profiles of researchers and scientists in the field during the OLYMPEX field campaign (2015-2016).From November 10 through December 21, NASA and university scientists are taking to the field to study wet winter weather near Seattle, Washington. With weather radars, weather balloons, specialized ground instruments, and NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory, the science team will be verifying rain and snowfall observations made by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite mission on a NASA-led field campaign, The Olympic Mountain Experiment, or OLYMPEX.This is Rachael Kroodsma's profile on YouTube.This is Joe Zagrodnik's profile on YouTube. For More InformationSee [http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall](http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall) Related pages
OLYMPEX Field Campaign B-Roll
Nov. 11th, 2015
Read moreB-roll of a Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar (D3R). The D3R is a fully polarimetric, scanning weather radar system operating at the nominal frequencies of 13.91 GHz and 35.56 GHz covering a maximum range of 30 km. The frequencies chosen allow close compatibility with the GPM Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar system, which was selected for flight on the GPM core spacecraft. This footage was captured during the NASA-led field campaign OLYMPEX. B-roll of the NASA NPOL radar is a research grade S-band, scanning dual-polarimetric radar. It is used to make accurate volumetric measurements of precipitation including rainfall rate, particle size distributions, water contents and precipitation type. This footage was captured during the NASA-led field campaign OLYMPEX. B-roll of scientists working on the ground instruments used to verify precipitation measurements from NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite. This footage was captured during the NASA-led field campaign OLYMPEX. B-roll of the landscape in Washington State where OLYMPEX is operating. Much of the study region is in Olympic National Park, where motorized vehicles are not permitted. Pack mules helped the research team carry equipment to high-elevation sites in early October.Credit: Lynn McMurdie/University of Washington. The Olympic Mountain Experiment, or OLYMPEX, is a NASA-led field campaign, which will take place on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State from November 2015 through February 2016. The goal of the campaign is to collect detailed atmospheric measurements that will be used to evaluate how well rain-observing satellites measure rainfall and snowfall from space. In particular, OLYMPEX will be assessing satellite measurements made by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Core Observatory, a joint mission by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which launched in 2014.This is a selection of b-roll that captures the scientists and instruments at work in Washington State. For More InformationSee [http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall](http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall) Related pages
Researchers Gear Up For OLYMPEX
Nov. 10th, 2015
Read moreThis is a preview video of The Olympic Mountain Experiment, or OLYMPEX, NASA-led field campaign, which is taking place on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State from November 2015 through February 2016. From November 10 through December 21, NASA and university scientists are taking to the field to study wet winter weather near Seattle, Washington. With weather radars, weather balloons, specialized ground instruments, and NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory, the science team will be verifying rain and snowfall observations made by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite mission on a NASA-led field campaign, The Olympic Mountain Experiment, or OLYMPEX.For more information: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall For More InformationSee [http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall](http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-heads-to-pacific-northwest-for-field-campaign-to-measure-rain-and-snowfall) Related pages
Painting the World with Water (New Colorbar)
Sept. 30th, 2015
Read moreAn animation depicting the build-up of precipitation data on a flat map from the Global Precipitation Measurement constellation of satellites, resulting in the IMERG global precipitation data set.This video is also available on our YouTube channel. The colorbar for liquid precipitation (rain). The colorbar for frozen precipitation (snow). The ten currently-flying satellites in the Global Precipitation Measurement Constellation provide unprecedented information about the rain and snow across the entire Earth. This visualization shows the constellation in action, taking precipitation measurements underneath the satellite orbits. As time progresses and the Earth's surface is covered with measurements, the structure of the Earth's preciptation becomes clearer, from the constant rainfall patterns along the Equator to the storm fronts in the mid-latitudes. The dynamic nature of the precipitation is revealed as time speeds up and the satellite data swaths merge into a continuous visualization of changing rain and snowfall. Finally, the video fades into an visualization of IMERG, the newly available data set of global precipitation every thirty minutes that is derived from this satellite data.This is a newer version of the animation and uses a modified version of the Liquid Precipitation Rate colorbar. This newer colorbar improves the display of higher rain rates. Related pages
NASA’s New View of the Daily Cycle of Rain
Oct. 17th, 2019
Read moreComplete transcript available.Music Credits: "Battle For Our Future" and "Wonderful Orbit" by Tom Furse Fairfax Cowan [PRS], "Transitions" by Ben Niblett [PRS] and Jon Cotton [PRS], "Emerging Discovery by "Rik Carter [PRS] from Killer Tracks The most detailed view of our daily weather has been created using NASA's newest extended precipitation record known as the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM, or IMERG analysis.The IMERG analysis combines almost 20 years of rain and snow data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and the joint NASA-JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement mission (GPM).The daily cycle of weather, also known as the diurnal cycle, shapes how and when our weather develops and is fundamental to regulating our climate. For More InformationSee [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/precipitation-missions-release-two-decades-of-rain-snow-data](https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/precipitation-missions-release-two-decades-of-rain-snow-data) Related pages
NASA Has Eyes On The Atlantic Hurricane Season
June 3rd, 2019
Read moreComplete transcript available.Music credits: “Northern Breeze” by Denis Levaillant [SACEM], “Stunning Horizon” by Maxime Lebidois [SACEM], Ronan Maillard [SACEM], “Magnetic Force” by JC Lemay [SACEM] from Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.This video can be freely shared and downloaded. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, some individual imagery provided by pond5.com is obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on stock footage may be found here. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html.Notes on footage:• 0:03 - 0:17 provided by Pond5• 1:38 - 1.43 provided by Pond5• 1:49 - 1:52 provided by Pond5• 2:21 - 1:27 provided by Pond5 GIFThe Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center created this visualization using the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) computer model. When combined with data from NASA’s satellites, the model becomes a tool for scientists to fully understand aerosols’ impact and how they fit into the global Earth system. GIFFrom space, NASA satellites can monitor hurricanes as they form, develop and dissapate. GIFNASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission tracks rainfall in near-real time and can create detailed, 3D images of storms as they form. GIFResearch scientist Doug Morton of Goddard was part of the team of NASA researchers who had surveyed Puerto Rico's forests six months before the storm with Goddard’s Lidar, Hyperspectral, and Thermal (G-LiHT) Airborne Imager, a system designed to study the structure and species composition of Puerto Rican forests. Shooting 600,000 laser pulses per second, G-LiHT produces a 3D view of the forest structure in high resolution. In April 2018, post-Maria, they went back and surveyed the same tracks as in 2017. NASA has a unique and important view of hurricanes around the planet. Satellites and aircraft watch as storms form, travel across the ocean and sometimes, make landfall. After the hurricanes have passed, the satellites and aircraft see the aftermath of hurricanes, from downed forests to mass power loss. Related pages
NASA Studies Snow At The Winter Olympics
Feb. 8th, 2018
Read moreComplete transcript available.Music credit: “Reach Into The Night” by Andrew Michael Britton [PRS], David Stephen Goldsmith [PRS], Mikey Rowe [PRS] and “Progressive Practice” by Emmanuel David Lipszyc [SACEM], Franck Lascombes [SACEM], Sebastien Charles Lipszyc [SACEM] From Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. Drone footage captured of the Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar, or D3R, instrument in South Korea during the 2018 Winter Olympics. The D3R has been placed on the roof of the DaeGwallyeong Regional Weather Office to measure the quantity and types of falling snow, such as sleet or light and fluffy snow. The radar operates at very similar wavelengths to those used onboard the GPM Core Observatory to provide similar snow observations but from a different vantage point.Credit: Aaron Dabrowski The NASA-Unified Weather Research Forecast Model (NU-WRF) is one of five real-time research forecast models being used in ICE-POP. The animation is a NU-WRF model output that shows a snow event on Jan. 14, 2018 in South Korea. The left animation labeled "precipitation type" shows where rain, snow, ice, and freezing rain are predicted to occur at each forecast time. The right labeled "surface visibility" is a measure of the distance that people can see ahead of them.A GIF Optimized for Twitter. NASA's observations and experimental, real-time snow forecasts will be made at 16 different points near Olympic event venues every six hours and then relayed to Olympic officials. The NASA-Unified Weather Research Forecast Model (NU-WRF) is one of five real-time research forecast models being used in ICE-POP.A GIF optimized for Twitter. NASA's observations and experimental, real-time snow forecasts will be made at 16 different points near Olympic event venues every six hours and then relayed to Olympic officials. The NASA-Unified Weather Research Forecast Model (NU-WRF) is one of five real-time research forecast models being used in ICE-POP. NASA deployed the Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar (D3R) system that measures the quantity and types of falling snow. The NASA instrument uses a team of Colorado State University engineers to support radar development, maintenance, and operations and will operate the radar during the Olympic and Paralympic games. The animation here shows the D3R rotating to change its viewpoint (motion is not in real time).A GIF optimized for Twitter. NASA deployed the Dual-frequency Dual-polarized Doppler Radar (D3R) system that measures the quantity and types of falling snow. The NASA instrument uses a team of Colorado State University engineers to support radar development, maintenance, and operations and will operate the radar during the Olympic and Paralympic games. This Winter Olympics, NASA will be studying how well researchers can measure snow from the ground and space and provide better data for snowstorm predictions. NASA will make these observations as one of 20 agencies from eleven countries in a project led by the Korean Meteorological Administration called the International Collaborative Experiments for PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, or ICE-POP. NASA.gov feature: NASA Seeks the Gold in Winter Olympics Snow For More InformationSee [NASA Seeks the Gold in Winter Olympics Snow](https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/gpm-ground-validation-at-the-olympics) Related pages
Intense String of Hurricanes Seen From Space
Oct. 4th, 2017
Read moreWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available.Music credits: 'Micro Currents' by Jean-Patrick Voindrot [SACEM], 'Sink Deep' by Andrew Michael Britton [PRS], David Stephen Goldsmith [PRS], Mikey Rowe [PRS] from Killer Tracks. Rapid intensification is the hardest aspect of a storm to forecast and it can be most critical to people's lives. This GIF is optimized for posting on Twitter. Rapidly intensifying storms typically occur up to twice in a hurricane season. But in 2017, we have seen four storms rapidly intensify and scientists attribute this to warmer ocean waters and favorable winds. This GIF is optimized for posting on Twitter. In 2017, we have seen four Atlantic storms rapidly intensify with three of those storms - Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria - making landfall. When hurricanes intensify a large amount in a short period, scientists call this process rapid intensification. This is the hardest aspect of a storm to forecast and it can be most critical to people’s lives.While any hurricane can threaten lives and cause damage with storm surges, floods, and extreme winds, a rapidly intensifying hurricane can greatly increase these risks while giving populations limited time to prepare and evacuate. For More InformationSee [https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html](https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html) Related pages