Terra/CERES on the American Southwest: May 2001

  • Released Wednesday, June 20, 2001
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Terra/CERES views the American southwest during the heatwave of May 2001. The animation is generated for outgoing longwave radiation (heat).

Movie of the American Southwest during a heatwave. April-May 2001.

The American Southwest in OLR data during a heatwave - May 9, 2001.

The American Southwest in OLR data during a heatwave - May 9, 2001.

The American Southwest in OLR data during a heatwave - May 22, 2001.

The American Southwest in OLR data during a heatwave - May 22, 2001.

Color bar for OLR data.

Color bar for OLR data.

Video slate image reads, "Terra/CERES on the American Southwest, May 2001".

Video slate image reads, "Terra/CERES on the American Southwest, May 2001".

For More Information

See http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2001/200106204895.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Wednesday, June 20, 2001.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT.

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Datasets used in this visualization

  • [Terra: CERES]

    ID: 114
    Sensor: CERES Dates used: 2001/04/01-2001/05/31

    The CERES instrument aboard many Earth-orbiting satellites records the flow of reflected Solar radiation and reprocessed longwave radiation in the Earth's radiation budget.

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