Cycles of the Atmosphere: Modules 1-3
This series of narrated modules uses conceptual animations to explain some of the fundamental physical principles underlying weather and climate.
The first module, Geography, deals briefly with the effect that geography has on global weather patterns and climate.
Narrated movie describing how the Earth's tilt affects the length of days and triggers the changing of the seasons.
Narrated movie describing how the Earth's tilt affects the amount of light, and therefore heat, that reaches the Earth's surface.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Dave Pape (NASA)
- Jim Strong (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Jim Strong (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, September 21, 1994.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT.