FIREX-AQ Prelaunch Data Visualization
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- Visualizations by:
- Alex Kekesi
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Amber Soja
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- Produced by:
- Samson K. Reiny
- View full credits
This data visualization starts with an overview of the United States west coast. As we zoom into several California wildfires, MODIS data dissolves in to show some of the low-lying smoke resulting from these fires. The camera then pans across the United States, slowly revealing CALIPSO swath passes as they dissect the atmosphere. Throughout most of the journey CALIPSO picks up many aerosol signatures as shown in the more opaque portions of the curtain.
The FIREX-AQ mission will track fire emissions as they travel across the United States. Please visit the FIREX-AQ website for more information.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Visualizer
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
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Scientist
- Amber Soja (NASA/LaRC) [Lead]
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Producers
- Samson K. Reiny (Wyle Information Systems) [Lead]
- Kathryn Mersmann (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Data provider
- Roman Kowch (SSAI) [Lead]
Datasets used in this visualization
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CALIPSO Total Attenuated Backscatter
ID: 583 -
Terra and Aqua True Color (Band Combination 1, 4, 3)
ID: 649 -
GOES-16
ID: 978Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) has 16 spectral bands, including two visible channels, four near-infrared channels and ten infrared channels. It is nearly identical to the imagers on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9.
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Suomi NPP Fire Pixels
ID: 1053
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