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Near a high ridge that runs from Dome Arugs to Dome Fuji, the scientists found clusters of pockets that have plummeted to record low temperatures dozens of times. The lowest temperature the satellites detected - minus 136° F (minus 93.2° C), on Aug. 10, 2010.The new record is several degrees colder than the previous low of minus 128.6° F (minus 89.2° C), set in 1983 at the Russian Vostok Research Station in East Antarctica. The coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth is northeastern Siberia, where temperatures dropped to a bone-chilling 90 degrees below zero F (minus 67.8° C) in the towns of Verkhoyansk (in 1892) and Oimekon (in 1933).Related feature story: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-usgs-landsat-8-satellite-pinpoints-coldest-spots-on-earth || ", "hits": 4543 }, { "id": 3804, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3804/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2010-12-12T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Human Consumption of Global Plant Production, 2005", "description": "On Dec. 14, 2010 NASA Goddard researchers conducted a press briefing at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2010 meeting, entitled, \"Satellite Supported Estimates of Human Rate of NPP carbon Use on Land: Challenges Ahead.\" In the first measurement of this trend, the research showed humans are using an increasing amount of Earth's annual production of photosynthetic land plants due to both increases in population and per capita consumption, and that amount of Net Primary Production (NPP) required rose from 20 to 25 percent from 1995 to 2005.This visualization illustrates the relationship between human acquistition of net primary productivity (HANPP) and NPP itself, by presenting the ratio of HANPP to NPP. It is a carbon balance sheet showing the percent of terrestrial net primary production that is required to provide food, fiber, and wood-based fuels for the world's global population in 2005.Measured in terms of carbon, regions where the populations are consuming more than is generated on the landscape show up as yellows and reds. The colors are presented on a logarithmic scale, meaning that the value of the data at each unit on the scale is ten times that of the previous unit; i.e. areas in red are 100 times (or greater) the value of areas in green. Therefore yellow, for example, with a value of HANPP/NPP = 10^0, or 1, represents regions were people require an amount of NPP that is 100 percent of the regional production, and red represents regions where people require more production than is locally available, up to 1000 percent and beyond. Values of less than 10 percent are not shown. This map shows where populations are highly dependent upon a food and fiber distribution system and are arguably potentially vulnerable to climate change. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 10574, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10574/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2010-02-22T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Piecing Together the Temperature Puzzle", "description": "The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the warmest in the modern record. \"Piecing Together the Temperature Puzzle\" illustrates how NASA satellites enable us to study possible causes of climate change. The video explains what role fluctuations in the solar cycle, changes in snow and cloud cover, and rising levels of heat-trapping gases may play in contributing to climate change. For complete transcript, click here. || Temperature_Puzzle_fullres.01252_print.jpg (1024x576) [113.2 KB] || Temperature_Puzzle_fullres_web.png (320x180) [207.8 KB] || Temperature_Puzzle_fullres_thm.png (80x40) [16.9 KB] || Temperature_Puzzle_AppleTV.webmhd.webm (960x540) [83.9 MB] || Temperature_Puzzle_fullres.mov (1280x720) [166.2 MB] || Temperature_Puzzle_AppleTV.m4v (960x720) [211.4 MB] || Temperature_Puzzle__Youtube.mov (1280x720) [87.7 MB] || Temperature_Puzzle_iPod_small.m4v (640x360) [67.9 MB] || Temperature_Puzzle_iPod_large.m4v (320x180) [27.9 MB] || Temperature_Puzzle_svs.mpg (512x288) [136.6 MB] || Temperature_Puzzle_portal.wmv (346x260) [38.8 MB] || ", "hits": 41 }, { "id": 3292, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3292/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-02-15T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion in the State of Texas", "description": "The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a partnership between NASA and the US Geological Survey (USGS). The ISFS combines NASA Earth observations and statistical models to enhance USGS capabilities to map, monitor and predict the spread of significant invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in the state of Texas. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable and yellow indicates areas which are less suitable. Texas is the most vulnerable state to a Tamarisk invasion with 30.11% of the states area classified as 95% suitable for tamarisk habitat. || ", "hits": 12 }, { "id": 3291, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3291/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-02-15T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "National Map Showing Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion", "description": "The spread of invasive species is one of the most daunting environmental, economic, and human-health problems facing the United States and the World today. It is one of several grand challenge environmental problems being addressed by NASA's Science Mission Directorate through a national application partnership with the US Geological Survey. NASA and USGS are working together to develop a National Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) for the management and control of invasive species on Department of Interior and adjacent lands. The system provides a framework for using USGS's early detection and monitoring protocols and predictive models to process MODIS, ETM+, ASTER and commercial remote sensing data, to create on-demand, regional-scale assessments of invasive species likely habitats.Recent work on the Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) project has shown the importance of remotely-sensed time-series data in geostatistical models for mapping the distribution of Tamarisk and other invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in the continental United States. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable and yellow indicates areas which are less suitable. Texas, New Mexico, and Nevada are the most highly suitable states. Utah and Arizona have the next greatest risk. California, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Oregon, Ohio, Wyoming, and Florida also have a significant risk. || ", "hits": 12 }, { "id": 3293, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3293/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-02-15T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "The Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion in the State of New Mexico", "description": "The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a partnership between NASA and The US Geological Survey (USGS). The ISFS combines NASA Earth observations and statistical models to enhance USGS capabilities to map, monitor and predict the spread of significant invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in New Mexico. New Mexico is vulnerable to a Tamarisk invasion with 13.55% of the states area classified as 95% suitable for Tamarisk habitat. Tamarisk spreads quickly along riverbeds and when it sheds its leaves, this foliage secretes salt on the soil, hindering other plant growth. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable for Tamarisk. Yellow indicates areas which are less suitable, and gray indicates areas which are not suitable. || ", "hits": 14 }, { "id": 3297, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3297/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-02-15T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion in the State of Arizona", "description": "The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a partnership between NASA and The US Geological Survey (USGS). The ISFS combines NASA Earth observations and statistical models to enhance USGS capabilities to map, monitor and predict the spread of significant invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in the state of Arizona. Tamarisk spreads quickly along riverbeds and when it sheds its leaves, this foliage secretes salt on the soil, which hinders other plant growth. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable for Tamarisk. Yellow indicates areas which are less suitable, and gray are areas which are not suitable. || ", "hits": 12 }, { "id": 3298, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3298/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-02-15T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion in the State of Nevada", "description": "The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a partnership between NASA and The US Geological Survey (USGS). The ISFS combines NASA Earth observations and statistical models to enhance USGS capabilities to map, monitor and predict the spread of significant invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in the state of Nevada. Tamarisk spreads quickly along riverbeds and when it sheds its leaves, this foliage secretes salt on the soil, which hinders other plant growth. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable for Tamarisk. Yellow indicates areas which are less suitable, and gray are areas which are not suitable. || ", "hits": 11 }, { "id": 3299, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3299/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-02-15T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion in the State of California", "description": "The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a partnership between NASA and The US Geological Survey (USGS). The ISFS combines NASA Earth observations and statistical models to enhance USGS capabilities to map, monitor and predict the spread of significant invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in the state of California. Tamarisk spreads quickly along riverbeds and when its leaves shed, they secrete salt on the soil, which can hinder other plant growth. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable. Yellow indicates areas which are less suitable, and gray are areas which are not suitable. || ", "hits": 12 }, { "id": 3300, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3300/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-02-15T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion in the State of Colorado", "description": "The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a partnership between NASA and The US Geological Survey (USGS). The ISFS combines NASA Earth observations and statistical models to enhance USGS capabilities to map, monitor and predict the spread of significant invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in the state of California. Tamarisk spreads quickly along riverbeds and when its leaves shed, they secrete salt on the soil, which can hinder other plant growth. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable for Tamarisk growth. Yellow indicates areas which are less suitable, and gray are areas which are not suitable. The study used field surveys of species richness, one 30m spatial resolution Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) image, and a three year time-series of 250m spatial resolution Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) imagery over three sites. Actual tamarisk presence data from the field surveys are shown in green. || ", "hits": 9 }, { "id": 3296, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3296/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-01-30T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Habitat Suitability for Tamarisk Invasion in the State of Utah", "description": "The Invasive Species Forecasting System (ISFS) is a partnership between NASA and The US Geological Survey (USGS). The ISFS combines NASA Earth observations and statistical models to enhance USGS capabilities to map, monitor and predict the spread of significant invasive plant species. This video shows the habitat suitability for a Tamarisk invasion in the state of Utah. Tamarisk spreads quickly along riverbeds and when it sheds its leaves, this foliage secretes salt on the soil, which hinders other plant growth. Red indicates areas that are highly suitable for Tamarisk. Yellow indicates areas which are less suitable, and gray are areas which are not suitable. || ", "hits": 13 }, { "id": 2175, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2175/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2001-06-10T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Antarctica: A Flying Tour of the Frozen Continent", "description": "Narrated tour of Antarctica through the eyes of RADARSAT. Completed and accepted for the SIGGRAPH 2001 Computer Animation Festival. || ", "hits": 31 }, { "id": 2148, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2148/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2001-05-22T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "AGU Press Briefing May 29: Measuring Bezymianny Flows; AVHRR vs. ASTER", "description": "ASTER's ability to sense fine-scale heated surfaces is providing never-before seen views of active volcanic eruptions. These observations provide a detailed look into the eruptive history. Lava flows, hot mudflows, and other details of eruption activity that cannot be seen using other techniques are revealed. Michael Ramsey of the University of Pittsburgh will present initial observations of the recent phases of two ongoing eruptions in the Caribbean (Montserrat) and Russia (Bezymianny). || ", "hits": 10 }, { "id": 2051, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2051/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2001-01-08T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Larsen Ice Shelf Animation", "description": "Time series of Larsen ice shelf. Image sequence was taken on December 26, 1993; February 13, 1995, March 21, 1998; November 21, 1998; and March 2, 2000. || Animated fades between images of Larsen ice shelf breakup. || a002051.00005_print.png (720x480) [430.7 KB] || a002051_pre.jpg (320x240) [15.8 KB] || a002051.webmhd.webm (960x540) [2.3 MB] || a002051.dv (720x480) [52.3 MB] || a002051.mp4 (640x480) [2.9 MB] || a002051.mpg (320x240) [1.2 MB] || ", "hits": 13 }, { "id": 1122, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/1122/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2000-04-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "A Comparison of MODIS with AVHRR", "description": "Looking at the Chesapeake Bay, a side by side comparision of data collected by the AVHRR and MODIS instruments. || a001122.00005_print.png (720x480) [720.6 KB] || a001122_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || a001122_pre.jpg (320x242) [16.2 KB] || a001122_pre_searchweb.jpg (320x180) [103.9 KB] || a001122.webmhd.webm (960x540) [5.2 MB] || a001122.dv (720x480) [73.0 MB] || a001122.mp4 (640x480) [3.8 MB] || a001122.mpg (352x240) [2.8 MB] || ", "hits": 32 }, { "id": 1011, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/1011/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1999-11-10T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Nine Datasets on a Single Globe with Wipe Between Different Datasets", "description": "Single globe with wipe between different data sets. Sequence: Galileo, radiant energy, vegetation index anomalies, temperature, fires, aerosols, clouds, methane, water vapor, biosphere, Galileo || ", "hits": 25 }, { "id": 1012, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/1012/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1999-11-10T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Nine Datasets on a Single Globe with Wipe Between Different Datasets Run as a Continuous Two Minute Loop", "description": "Single globe with wipe between different data sets run as a continuous 2 minute loop. Sequence: Galileo, radiant energy (Globe), vegetation index anomalies, temperature (globe), fires, aerosols (TOMS), clouds (GOES 9 and 10, Meteosat, and GMS-5), methane (UARS), water vapor (GOES 9 and 10, Meteosat, and GMS-5), biosphere (SeaStar/SeaWiFS), Galileo || ", "hits": 27 }, { "id": 1014, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/1014/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1999-11-10T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Terra 9-Globe Dataset", "description": "Terra 9-globe data set animation: data sets (left to right, top to bottom): biosphere (SeaStar/SeaWiFS), water vapor (GOES 9 and 10, Meteosat, and GMS-5), temperature (Globe), fires (AVHRR), clouds (GOES 9 and 10, Meteosat, and GMS-5), methane (UARS), aerosols (TOMS), radiant energy (Globe), vegetation index anomalies (NDVI) || ", "hits": 83 }, { "id": 78, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/78/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1995-05-26T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Ocean Planet: Final Version with Credits", "description": "The Ocean Planet is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution which opened in Washington DC on April 22, 1995. A part of the exhibition was a computer flyby of the Pacific Ocean developed in the SVS. This animation represents a stage in the development of that flyby. || ", "hits": 52 }, { "id": 52, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/52/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1994-04-29T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Ocean Planet: Rotation of an AVHRR Data Set", "description": "The Ocean Planet is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution which opened in Washington DC on April 22, 1995. A part of the exhibition was a computer flyby of the Pacific Ocean developed in the SVS. This animation represents a stage in the development of that flyby. || ", "hits": 44 }, { "id": 54, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/54/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1994-04-29T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Ocean Planet: Rough Planet Earth without Ocean", "description": "The Ocean Planet is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution which opened in Washington DC on April 22, 1995. A part of the exhibition was a computer flyby of the Pacific Ocean developed in the SVS. This animation represents a stage in the development of that flyby. || ", "hits": 231 }, { "id": 58, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/58/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1994-04-29T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Ocean Planet: Partial Tour with Map Route Inset", "description": "The Ocean Planet is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution which opened in Washington DC on April 22, 1995. A part of the exhibition was a computer flyby of the Pacific Ocean developed in the SVS. This animation represents a stage in the development of that flyby. || ", "hits": 42 }, { "id": 59, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/59/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1994-04-29T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Ocean Planet: Final Version", "description": "The Ocean Planet is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution which opened in Washington DC on April 22, 1995. A part of the exhibition was a computer flyby of the Pacific Ocean developed in the SVS. This animation represents a stage in the development of that flyby. || ", "hits": 58 }, { "id": 314, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/314/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "1994-01-01T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "The Home Earth", "description": "In the early 1990's, Sara Tweedie designed a very popular poster based on this visualization by Dave Pape. The poster depicted a very large version of this image with the word 'Earth' above the image and the phrase 'There's no place like home' below it. There was a rumor that the posters were offered for sale by the Tennessee Valley Authority at one point. || ", "hits": 33 } ] }