Land Surface Temperature
The average temperature of the land is one component of a model used to predict the areas where mosquitos will flourish and where they will not. Satellite remote sensing can help construct maps of the average land surface temperature.
These images were created in support of a story describing how NASA is assisting the CDC and EPA in tracking the spread of West Nile Virus.
This animation shows the average monthly land surface temperature of North America for one year.
Land Surface Temperature Still
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- James W. Williams (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- David Rogers (Oxford University)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, October 9, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.