NCCS Hyperwall Show: GEOS-5 Modeled Clouds at One Quarter Degree (28-km) Resolution (Flat Map)

  • Released Friday, June 18, 2010
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This visualization shows clouds from a simulation using the Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Verison 5 (GEOS-5). The global atmospheric simulation ran at a resolution of one quarter degree (or about 28-km) per grid cell and covered a period from Feb 3, 2010 through Feb 13, 2010. The results of the simulation were written out at 30 minute intervals. This model is a high-resolution non-hydrostatic global model.

This visualization was created for display on NASA's Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) hyperwall. This is a set of tiled high definition displays consisting of 5 displays across by 3 displays down. The full resolution of all combined displays is 6840 pixels across by 2304 pixels down. This movie was rendered at this resolution, then diced up into images to be displayed on each screen.

A similar, higher resolution visualization is available in entry #3723. This lower resolution version is for comparison to current operational model resolution output.

GEOS-5 modeled clouds at 1/4 degree resolution

Here's the convention used for naming the diced up tiles for each display of the hyperwall. We use a standard spreadsheet approach.

Here's the convention used for naming the diced up tiles for each display of the hyperwall. We use a standard spreadsheet approach.

Display a1 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display a2 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display a3 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display b1 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display b2 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display b3 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display c1 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display c2 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display c3 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display d1 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display d2 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display d3 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display e1 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Dsiplay e2 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

Display e3 of GEOS-5 modeled clouds

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Friday, June 18, 2010.
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