Visualization Elements for Global Freshwater Campaign
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- Visualizations by:
- Trent L. Schindler
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- Scientific consulting by:
- John D. Bolten
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- Produced by:
- Ellen T. Gray
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The following visualizations and animations were created in support of the video release "NASA Follows Changing Freshwater from Space," entry ID 13227, for use as elements within the video.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Visualizer
- Trent L. Schindler (USRA) [Lead]
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Scientists
- John D. Bolten (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Amy McNally (SAIC)
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Producers
- Ellen T. Gray (NASA/HQ) [Lead]
- Kathryn Mersmann (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Datasets used in this visualization
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
IMERG
Terra Blue Marble (Collected with the MODIS sensor)
Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
See more visualizations using this data setSMAP SMAP_FW (A.K.A. Fractional Water) (Collected with the Radiometer sensor)
Global fractional open water cover dynamics derived from SMAP, Version T
Credit: University of Montana
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ID: 13227 Produced Video
![Music: Above It All by Tom Caffey [ASCAP] and Dark Fantasy by Brice Davoli [SACEM]Complete transcript available.](/vis/a010000/a013200/a013227/FreshwaterStill.png)
NASA Follows Changing Freshwater from Space
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