Proxima Centauri b Climate Model Scenarios
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- Visualizations by:
- Horace Mitchell and
- Alex Kekesi
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- Edited by:
- LK Ward
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Anthony DelGenio and
- Avi Mandell
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- Produced by:
- Claire Andreoli
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Proxima Centauri b is the closest exoplanet to Earth. It is only four light years away. NASA scientists studying this exoplanet have applied Earth system science models to generate several different scenarios of what Proxima Centauri b may actually be like. Here are four of those scenarios.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data visualizers
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Ernie Wright (USRA)
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Visualizer
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
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Video editor
- LK Ward (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- Anthony DelGenio (NASA/GSFC GISS) [Lead]
- Avi Mandell (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Gabrielle Engelmann-Suissa (USRA)
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Producer
- Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Technical support
- Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Papers used in this visualization
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170902051D/abstract
Datasets used in this visualization
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NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) Downscaled Climate Projections (NEX-DCP30)
ID: 847This dataset can be found at: https://cds.nccs.nasa.gov/nex/
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