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NASA scientists were using a borehole camera to look back up towards the ice surface when they spotted this pinkish-orange creature swimming beneath the ice. || ", "hits": 138 }, { "id": 10530, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10530/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2009-11-23T23:00:00-05:00", "title": "Taking Earth's Temperature", "description": "The Earth is a complex system with a unique climate. Many scientists are concerned that Earth's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate. Each January, scientists at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies release temperature data for the previous year. How do scientists study how warm our home planet is, and how do they determine what factors affect its climate? 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Glory's first goal is to collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon in the Earth's atmosphere and climate system; its second goal is to collect data on solar irradiance for Earth's long-term climate record. This seven-minute video introduces Glory's science objectives, people, and instruments, and provides an overview of the Glory mission.For complete transcript, click here. || The_Road_to_Glory_512x288.01102_print.jpg (1024x576) [74.3 KB] || The_Road_to_Glory_512x288_web.png (180x320) [222.3 KB] || The_Road_to_Glory_512x288_thm.png (80x40) [14.2 KB] || The_Road_to_Glory_AppleTV.webmhd.webm (960x540) [90.6 MB] || The_Road_to_Glory_1280x720_ProRes.mov (1280x720) [6.3 GB] || The_Road_to_Glory_1280x720_H264.mov (1280x720) [204.8 MB] || The_Road_to_Glory_AppleTV.m4v (960x540) [235.9 MB] || The_Road_to_Glory_640x480_ipod.m4v (640x360) [76.0 MB] || The_Road_to_Glory_512x288.mpg (512x288) [141.3 MB] || The_Road_to_Glory_320x240.mp4 (320x180) [33.4 MB] || The_Road_to_Glory.wmv (320x180) [37.8 MB] || ", "hits": 54 }, { "id": 10523, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10523/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "The Particle Puzzle", "description": "This short video, which is part of a seven part video podcast series about NASA's Glory mission, explores the complexity of small airborne particles called aerosols. Aerosols play a key role in the climate system, but they remain a terra incognito of sorts for climatologists because of challenges associated with measuring the ubiquitous particles. Glory's Aerosol Polarimetery Sensor (APS), a unique instrument that measures the polarization of light as it scatters off the aerosols, offers a new and more accurate way to measure the perplexing particlesFor complete transcript, click here. || The_Particle_Puzzle_512x288.00452_print.jpg (1024x576) [97.2 KB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_512x288_web.png (320x180) [237.2 KB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_512x288_thm.png (80x40) [16.9 KB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_960x540_Apple_TV.webmhd.webm (960x540) [67.7 MB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_1280x720_ProRes.mov (1280x720) [5.0 GB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_1280x720_H264.mov (1280x720) [156.7 MB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_960x540_Apple_TV.m4v (960x540) [180.5 MB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_640x480_ipod.m4v (640x360) [55.3 MB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_512x288.mpg (512x288) [32.5 MB] || The_Particle_Puzzle_320x240.mp4 (320x180) [24.0 MB] || The_Particle_Puzzle.wmv (320x180) [33.5 MB] || ", "hits": 35 }, { "id": 10525, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10525/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Hello Crud", "description": "This segment provides an introduction to aerosols- their varied sources, brief lifetimes, and erratic behavior. Glory's APS will help researchers determine the global distribution of aerosol particles. This unique instrument will unravel the microphysical properties of aerosols, and will shed light on the chemical composition of natural and anthropogenic aerosols and clouds. 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The daily clear-sky surface temperature of the Greenland Ice Sheet was measured using MODIS-derived land surface temperature (LST) data-product maps. For this animation, an 8-day moving average of clear-sky surface temperature was generated from May 1 through September 1, 2005. Coldest temperatures are shown here in violet and blue, while warmer temperatures nearing the melting point of zero degrees centigrade are shown in orange and red. The summer season is repeated two times in this animation. || ", "hits": 41 }, { "id": 3497, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3497/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-03-18T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "AMSR-E Antarctic Sea Ice", "description": "Antarctica is a land mass surrounded by an ocean which allows the sea ice here to move more freely than it does in the Northern Hemisphere. Because there are no surrounding continents to limit its movement, the sea ice is free to float northward into warmer waters where it eventually melts. As a result, almost all of the sea ice that forms during the Antarctic winter melts during the summer. During the winter, up to 18 million square kilometers (6.9 million square miles) of ocean is covered by sea ice, but by the end of summer, only about 3 million square kilometers (1.1 million square miles) of sea ice remain. Both Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent are characterized by fairly large variations from year to year. The monthly average extent can vary by as much as 1 million square kilometers (386,102 square miles) from the year-to-year monthly average. The area covered by Antarctic sea ice has shown a small increasing trend.The AMSR-E instrument on the Aqua satellite acquires high resolution measurements of the 89 GHz brightness temperature near the poles. Because this is a passive microwave sensor which is not so sensitive to atmospheric effects, this sensor is able to observe the entire polar region every day, even through clouds and snowfall. The false color in this animation of sea ice surrounding the South Pole is derived from the daily AMSR-E 6.25 km 89 GHz brightness temperature while the sea ice extent is derived from the daily AMSR-E 12.5 km sea ice concentration. The sea ice extent shown is generated using a three day moving average where the daily sea ice concentration is at least 15%. This animation progresses at a rate of four frames per day from June 4, 2005 through November 18, 2005. || ", "hits": 74 }, { "id": 20114, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20114/", "result_type": "Animation", "release_date": "2007-09-07T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Greenhouse Gases Effect on Global Warming", "description": "The 'greenhouse effect' is the warming of climate that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space. Certain gases in the atmosphere resemble glass in a greenhouse, allowing sunlight to pass into the 'greenhouse,' but blocking Earth's heat from escaping into space. The gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect include water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, nitrous oxides, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).On Earth, human activities are changing the natural greenhouse. Over the last century the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric CO2. This happens because the coal or oil burning process combines carbon (C) with oxygen (O2) in the air to make CO2. To a lesser extent, the clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities have increased the concentrations of other greenhouse gases like methane (CH4), and further increased (CO2).The consequences of changing the natural atmospheric greenhouse are difficult to predict, but certain effects seem likely: - On average, Earth will become warmer. Some regions may welcome warmer temperatures, but others may not. - Warmer conditions will probably lead to more evaporation and precipitation overall, but individual regions will vary, some becoming wetter and others dryer. - A stronger greenhouse effect will probably warm the oceans and partially melt glaciers and other ice, increasing sea level. Ocean water also will expand if it warms, contributing to further sea level rise. - Meanwhile, some crops and other plants may respond favorably to increased atmospheric CO2, growing more vigorously and using water more efficiently. At the same time, higher temperatures and shifting climate patterns may change the areas where crops grow best and affect the makeup of natural plant communities. || ", "hits": 1279 }, { "id": 20083, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20083/", "result_type": "Animation", "release_date": "2006-10-04T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "CALIPSO Science Objectives Animation", "description": "Scientists are eager to use CALIPSO data to study the nature of the atmosphere. Using lidar and a pair of infrared and visible imaging systems, CALIPSO promises to deliver new insights into how clouds and aerosols work to affect the atmosphere. || ", "hits": 26 }, { "id": 20084, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20084/", "result_type": "Animation", "release_date": "2006-10-04T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Weather: CloudSat and CALIPSO Help the Study of Meteorology", "description": "The study of meteorology presents significant challenges to scientists. One of the most challenging aspects is the inherent complexity of weather coupled with its high rate of change. In the case of clouds, scientists seek new insights into how they form, behave, and interact with the Earth's atmosphere. Engineers designed Cloudsat and Calipso to deliver the data needed by scientists to provide new understanding of how clouds, water vapor, ice particles, and aerosols affect the weather. || ", "hits": 28 }, { "id": 20082, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20082/", "result_type": "Animation", "release_date": "2006-09-28T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "CloudSat Science Objectives Animation", "description": "CloudSat flies a first-of-its-kind radar system that is much more sensitive than any current weather radar. CloudSat will provide new information about the vertical structure of clouds, including the quantities of liquid water and ice they contain, and how clouds affect the distribution of the sun's energy in the atmosphere. These measurements will help with research into atmospheric circulation models and weather patterns. The data will also help scientists develop better tools for making weather and climate predictions in the future, and provide insights into the global water cycle. || ", "hits": 15 }, { "id": 3362, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3362/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-06-14T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "NASA Scientists Research Tropical Cyclones", "description": "From hot towers to phytoplankton blooms, NASA's cutting-edge hurricane research has been revealing never-before-seen aspects of these giant storms for over a decade. The past three years have seen great progress in the areas of intensity monitoring and 3-D modeling of hurricanes. In 2006, scientists at NASA and other institutions have more tools than ever to study these storms using the very latest in ground, air, and space-based technology. The top left window shows sea surface temperature and clouds. Orange and red colors represent ocean temperatures at 82 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. This is the temperature required for hurricanes to form. The bottom left window shows wind analysis model data from NASA's Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction (MAP '05) program. The top right window shows Rainfall Accumulation for Hurricane Katrina from the TRMM spacecraft. The bottom right window shows Energy-releasing deep convective clouds (to 16 km) in the eyewall of Hurricane Katrina, called 'Hot Towers', on August 28 occurred while the storm was intensifying to a category 5 classification. || ", "hits": 44 }, { "id": 3053, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3053/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-12-01T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Jakobshavn Glacier Calving Front Recession (2001-2003)", "description": "Jakobshavn Isbrae holds the record as Greenland's fastest moving glacier and major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. Starting in late 2000, following a period of slowing down in the mid 1990s, the glacier showed significant acceleration and nearly doubled its discharge of ice. The following imagery from the Landsat satellite shows the retreat of Jakobshavn's calving front from 2001 to 2003. || ", "hits": 31 }, { "id": 3054, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3054/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-12-01T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Jakobshavn Glacial Floe", "description": "Jakobshavn Isbrae holds the record as Greenland's fastest moving glacier and major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. Starting in late 2000, following a period of slowing down in the mid 1990s, the glacier showed significant acceleration and nearly doubled its discharge of ice. || ", "hits": 27 }, { "id": 3055, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3055/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-12-01T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "History of Jakobshavn Glacier Recession", "description": "Since measurements of Jakobshavn Isbrae were first taken in 1850, the glacier has gradually receded, finally coming to rest at a certain point for the past 5 decades. However, from 1997 to 2003, the glacier has begun to recede again, this time almost doubling in speed. The finding is important for many reasons. For starters, as more ice moves from glaciers on land into the ocean, it raises sea levels. Jakobshavn Isbrae is Greenland's largest outlet glacier, draining 6.5 percent of Greenland's ice sheet area. The ice stream's speed-up and near-doubling of ice flow from land into the ocean has increased the rate of sea level rise by about .06 millimeters (about .002 inches) per year, or roughly 4 percent of the 20th century rate of sea level increase. || ", "hits": 43 }, { "id": 2969, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2969/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-08-03T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Glaciers Spur Alaskan Earthquakes", "description": "In a new study, NASA and United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientists found that retreating glaciers in southern Alaska may be opening the way for future earthquakes. The study examined the likelihood of increased earthquake activity in southern Alaska as a result of rapidly melting glaciers. As glaciers melt they lighten the load on the Earth's crust. Tectonic plates, that are mobile pieces of the Earth's crust, can then move more freely, which increases the probability of earthquakes occurring in this region. || ", "hits": 27 }, { "id": 20020, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20020/", "result_type": "Animation", "release_date": "2003-12-12T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Ice Albedo-Close Up", "description": "This is a conceptual animation showing how melting ice on land and at sea, can affect the surrounding ocean water, changing both the chemistry and relative sea level. || ", "hits": 27 }, { "id": 20021, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20021/", "result_type": "Animation", "release_date": "2003-12-12T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Ice Albedo - Global View", "description": "This is a conceptual animation showing how polar ice reflects light from the sun. As this ice begins to melt, less sunlight gets reflected into space. It is instead absorbed into the oceans and land, raising the overall temperature, and fueling further melting. || ", "hits": 95 }, { "id": 20001, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20001/", "result_type": "Animation", "release_date": "2003-11-03T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sensor Web: Smart Satellites", "description": "Smart Satellites Get a Closer Look - Along with semi-autonomous advancements in the RapidFire system, NASA is testing new integration techniques with the EO-1 spacecraft and its cutting edge ALI instrument. It works like this: when MODIS spots an area on the ground that may indicate fire, advanced software puts out an alert. That message essentially instructs ALI to point itself towards the zone of interest and get a close-up. If the resulting picture from this orbital dance shows risk for fire, the system can alert experts and officials to take action on the ground. The whole process is automated. That makes the observations and analysis fast, and in terms of fire management, speed counts. A system like this has the potential to greatly accelerate notification of potential trouble spots before they can get out of hand. || ", "hits": 16 } ] }