Earth  ID: 4170

GPM Constellation Covers the Earth

Visualizations by Horace Mitchell Released on July 1, 2014
This page contains a series of test animations for the GPM "Second Light" release. Each animation test is rendered in three ways: on a flat map, on a globe, and on a rotating globe. The newest tests are always at the top of the page.
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Accumulating swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a flat map. Swaths are brightest with current data, then fade to a dimmer representation.
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Accumulating swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe. Swaths are brightest with current data, then fade to a dimmer representation.
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Accumulating swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe rotating at the correct rate. Swaths are brightest with the current data, then fade to a dimmer representation.
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Accumulating swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a flat map. Swaths are brightest with current data, then fade to a dimmer representation. About halfway through, this new swath indication fades away. This is a fast version (10 minutes per frame).
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Accumulating swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe. Swaths are brightest with current data, then fade to a dimmer representation. About halfway through, this new swath indication fades away. This is a fast version (10 minutes per frame).
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Accumulating swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a flat map. Swaths are brightest with current data, then fade to a dimmer representation. About halfway through, this new swath indication fades away. This is a very fast version (30 minutes per frame).
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Accumulating swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe. Swaths are brightest with current data, then fade to a dimmer representation. About halfway through, this new swath indication fades away. This is a very fast version (30 minutes per frame).
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Accumulating rain rate swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a flat map
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Accumulating rain rate swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe
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Accumulating rain rate swaths from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe rotating at the correct rate
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Fading swaths of rain rate from the GPM constallation, shown a flat map
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Fading swaths of rain rate from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe
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Fading swaths of rain rate from the GPM Constellation, shown on a globe rotating at the correct rate
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Accumulating rain rate swaths from the GPM and TRMM satellites, shown on a flat map
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Accumulating rain rate swaths from the GMI instrument on the GPM satellite, shown on a flat map

Visualization Credits

Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Gail Skofronick Jackson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
George Huffman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Laurence Schuler (ADNET): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET): Project Support
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.

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Missions:
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM
Viking

Data Used:
GPM/GMI/Surface Precipitation 4/1/2014-4/3/2014
TRMM/TMI/Daily Rainfall 4/1/2014-4/3/2014
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

Keywords:
SVS >> Hyperwall
NASA Science >> Earth