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            "title": "Concentration Increase of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)",
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            "description": "In September 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico head-on as a Category 4 storm with winds topping 155 miles per hour. The storm damaged homes, flooded towns, devastated the island's forests and caused the longest electricity black-out in U.S. history. \n\nTwo new NASA research efforts delve into Hurricane Maria's far-reaching effects on the island's forests as seen in aerial surveys with high-resolution lidar and on its residents' energy and electricity access as seen in Night Lights satellite data from space. The findings, presented Monday at the American Geophysical Union meeting in Washington, D.C., illustrate the staggering scope of Hurricane Maria's damage to both the natural environment and communities and expose vulnerabilities in infrastructure.",
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            "release_date": "2018-10-18T00:00:00-04:00",
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            "title": "Earth: Our Living Planet (Updated)",
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            "release_date": "2017-11-14T17:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "20 Years of Global Biosphere (updated)",
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            "release_date": "2017-02-02T00:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "VC Earth Video Wall",
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            "title": "The Changing Arctic",
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            "release_date": "2016-02-08T12:00:00-05:00",
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            "title": "Yearly Cycle of Earth's Biosphere",
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            "release_date": "2015-09-22T13:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Green Planet",
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            "title": "NASA On Air: NASA Satellites Show Global Biosphere Yearly Cycle (4/22/2015)",
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            "release_date": "2015-04-12T15:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Global Biosphere, Yearly Cycle",
            "description": "A different color scheme to differentiate ocean and land. || biosphere_cryo_280_print.jpg (1024x576) [145.4 KB] || biosphere_cryo_280_searchweb.png (180x320) [77.2 KB] || biosphere_cryo_280_thm.png (80x40) [7.2 KB] || biosphere_cryo_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [10.5 MB] || biosphere_cryo_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [5.0 MB] || biosphere_cryo_720p.webm (1280x720) [1.4 MB] || biosphere_cryo_2160p.mp4 (3840x2160) [37.2 MB] || biosphere_cryo_280.tif (5760x3240) [14.7 MB] || biosphere_cryo_3240p.mp4 (5760x3240) [43.6 MB] || biosphere_cryo_30595.key [14.6 MB] || biosphere_cryo_30595.pptx [12.0 MB] || ",
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            "result_type": "Hyperwall Visual",
            "release_date": "2013-10-24T12:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Monthly Solar Insolation",
            "description": "These maps show Earth's average monthly solar insolation, or the rate of incoming sunlight reaching the surface, from July 2006 to the present as derived from Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) measurements of radiant energy escaping the top of Earth's atmosphere. The CERES instrument flies onboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites and makes these measurements every day on a global scale. The colors represent the kilowatt-hours of sunlight falling on every square meter of the surface per day, averaged over one month. Energy from the sun warms the surface, creating updrafts of air that carry warmth and moisture up into the atmosphere. Thus, knowing the rate of sunlight reaching the surface helps scientists understand weather and climate patterns. Exposure to sunlight is also a key limit to plant growth, particularly in tropical rainforests. Thus, insolation maps are also useful to scientists studying plant growth patterns in different parts of the world. || ",
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            "release_date": "2013-05-30T00:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Come Fly With Me",
            "description": "Have you ever wondered what it would be like to soar like a satellite, watching the world pass beneath you? The dream is elusive (except for astronauts), but through imagery from the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), we can take a vicarious flight. In mid-April 2013, the newest satellite in the Landsat family scanned a 120-mile-wide swath of land from northern Russia to South Africa. That flight path afforded us a chance to assemble a flyover view of what LDCM's Operational Land Imager saw, including clouds, haze, and varying angles of sunlight. The full mosaic and animation stretches more than 6,000 miles and includes 56 adjoining, natural-color scenes stitched together into a seamless swath. Watch the videos to see highlights from the animation. || ",
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            "title": "Carbonivores",
            "description": "We all inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide with every breath. For plants, it's the opposite. Tiny pores on leaves absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen as part of a cellular process that converts sunlight and water into energy. Individually, plants take in small amounts of carbon dioxide from the air, but en masse the world's vegetation behaves like a giant lung that can change the composition of the atmosphere. The visualization below, which is based on data from the MODIS instrument and four years of carbon dioxide measurements from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua satellite, reveals how carbon dioxide concentrations fluctuate due to vegetation cover on land. Here, flashing white squares represent carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Notice a sharp reduction in squares as vegetation thrives during the Northern Hemisphere summer. Conversely, more squares are present in winter as vegetation losses lead to rising carbon dioxide levels across the globe. || ",
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            "release_date": "2010-08-19T14:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "How has the Atmospheric Carbon Uptake from Plants Changed in the Last Decade?",
            "description": "Plant life converts atmospheric carbon dioxide into biomass through photosynthesis. This process, called fixing, is one of the main ways in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and is a major part of the carbon cycle. Plants release a fraction of this fixed carbon by respiration in order to get energy to live and to move carbon to other organs. The amount of carbon removed minus the amount of carbon respired is called the net primary productivity (NPP) and is the amount of carbon turned into biomass.The change in NPP due to rising global temperatures is a very important factor in the response of the Earth to climate change. Measurements of radiation and leaf area from the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite have recently been used to calculate the change in NPP for the whole world for the last 10 years. This animation shows a time sequence of annual NPP deviation from normal (or 'anomaly') on land as measured by MODIS during the years 2000 through 2009. Annual NPP, especially its departures from a long-term mean condition, will demonstrate the effects of environmental drivers such as ENSO (El Niño) events, climate change, droughts, pollution episodes, land degradation, and agricultural expansion.Earlier studies of productivity between 1982 and 1999 showed that prouctivity went up as global temperatures rose, because longer, warmer growing seasons were better for plant growth. This new study indicates that this is still true in the northern hemisphere, but that increased temperatures have meant increased drought and dryness in the tropics and the southern hemisphere. As a result, the global net productivity has actually decreased in the period from 2000 through 2009.Regionally, negative annual NPP anomalies were mainly caused by large-scale droughts. In 2000, droughts reduced NPP in North America and China; in 2002, droughts reduced NPP in North America and Australia; in 2003, drought caused by a major heat wave reduced NPP in Europe; in 2005, severe droughts in the Amazon, Africa, and Australia greatly reduced both regional and global NPP; from 2007 through 2009 over large parts of Australia, continuous droughts reduced continental NPP.For an animation of daily productivity, see the page How Much Carbon do Plants Take from the Atmosphere?. || ",
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            "result_type": "Visualization",
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            "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. || ",
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        },
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            "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. || ",
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        },
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            "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. || ",
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            "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. || ",
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        },
        {
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            "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. || ",
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            "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. || ",
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            "id": 3066,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3066/",
            "result_type": "Visualization",
            "release_date": "2004-12-13T12:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "Aura/OMI Ozone Hole from September 12, 2004 to November 15,2004",
            "description": "Data from NASA satellites establishes a 40 year record of stratospheric ozone measurements.   The stratospheric ozone layer shields life on Earth from harmful solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Research shows that excess exposure to UV radiation causes skin cancer and eye problems and impacts plant growth. Global stratospheric ozone has decreased by 3 percent globally between 1980 and 2000 and has thinned by 50 percent over Antarctica in winter and spring. Depletion of the ozone layer allows more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. This animation shows the ozone layer blocking harmful UV radiation from the Earth's surface. The hole in the ozone is seen in purple. || ",
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        },
        {
            "id": 3067,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3067/",
            "result_type": "Visualization",
            "release_date": "2004-12-13T12:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "Aura/OMI Ozone Hole from September 12, 2004 to November 15, 2004 with Polar Vortex Demarcation",
            "description": "Data from NASA satellites establishes a 40-year record of stratospheric ozone measurements. The stratospheric ozone layer shields life on Earth from harmful solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Research shows that excess exposure to UV radiation causes skin cancer and eye problems and impacts plant growth. Global stratospheric ozone has decreased by 3 percent globally between 1980 and 2000 and has thinned by 50 percent over Antarctica in winter and spring. Depletion of the ozone layer allows more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface.This animation shows the ozone layer blocking harmful UV radiation from the Earth's surface. The hole in the ozone is seen in purple. The location, size, and shape of the polar vortex is derived from potential vorticity data, PV. The PV, shown in white at 550 degrees Kelvin, is an atmospheric regional event that isolates polar air from the air at lower latitudes, producing conditions favorable for wintertime polar ozone depletion. The animation shows that most of the low-temperature and chemically-perturbed region is confined within the polar vortex during the Antarctic winter. || ",
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        {
            "id": 2914,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2914/",
            "result_type": "Visualization",
            "release_date": "2004-06-17T12:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Global Biosphere from August, 1997 to July, 2003 (WMS)",
            "description": "By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing. A measurement of photosynthesis is essentially a measurement of successful growth, and growth means successful use of ambient carbon. This animation represents the first six years' worth of data taken by the SeaWiFS instrument, showing the abundance of life both on land and in the sea. In the ocean, dark blue represents warmer areas where there is little life due to lack of nutrients, and greens and reds represent cooler nutrient-rich areas. The nutrient-rich areas include coastal regions where cold water rises from the sea floor bringing nutrients along and areas at the mouths of rivers where the rivers have brought nutrients into the ocean from the land. On land, green represents areas of abundant plant life, such as forests and grasslands, while tan and white represent areas where plant life is sparse or non-existent, such as the deserts in Africa and the Middle East and snow-cover and ice at the poles. || ",
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            "id": 2937,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2937/",
            "result_type": "Visualization",
            "release_date": "2004-05-13T12:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "NDVI Anomalies Show Areas of Likely Drought in the Western US (wide view)",
            "description": "Satellite data can gauge the health of plants, which is a good indicator of drought. Satellite imagery shows changes in vegetation between 1999 and 2003. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) measures how dense and green plant leaves are, which suggests overall vegetative health. The NDVI images are also useful as a measure of drought when compared to 'normal' plant health. NASA scientists calculate average NDVI values for an area to find out what is normal at a particular time of year. This data was measured by the vegetation instrument on Europe's SPOT satellite provided by DigitalGlobe/SPOT, under agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS). In 2002, drought had settled across the Midwest. Large dark brown sections of eastern Colorado show where vegetation was less lush and healthy than normal. This version of the visualization is a wide view showing the western United States. || ",
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        {
            "id": 2938,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2938/",
            "result_type": "Visualization",
            "release_date": "2004-05-13T12:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "NDVI Anomalies Show Areas of Likely Drought in the Western US (Southwest view)",
            "description": "Satellite data can gauge the health of plants, which is a good indicator of drought. Satellite imagery shows changes in vegetation between 1999 and 2003. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) measures how dense and green plant leaves are, which suggests overall vegetative health. The NDVI images are also useful as a measure of drought when compared to 'normal' plant health. NASA scientists calculate average NDVI values for an area to find out what is normal at a particular time of year. This data was measured by the vegetation instrument on Europe's SPOT satellite provided by DigitalGlobe/SPOT, under agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS).In 2002, drought had settled across the Midwest. Large dark brown sections of eastern Colorado show where vegetation was less lush and healthy than normal.This version of the visualization focuses on the southwestern United States. || ",
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        {
            "id": 2939,
            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2939/",
            "result_type": "Visualization",
            "release_date": "2004-05-13T12:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "NDVI Anomalies Show Areas of Likely Drought in the Western US (Colorado view)",
            "description": "Satellite data can gauge the health of plants, which is a good indicator of drought.Satellite imagery shows changes in vegetation between 1999 and 2003.The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) measures how dense and green plant leaves are, which suggests overall vegetative health.The NDVI images are also useful as a measure of drought when compared to 'normal' plant health. NASA scientists calculate average NDVI values for an area to find out what is normal at a particular time of year. This data was measured by the vegetation instrument on Europe's SPOT satellite provided by DigitalGlobe/SPOT, under agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA/FAS).In 2002, drought had settled across the Midwest. Large dark brown sections of eastern Colorado show where vegetation was less lush and healthy than normal.This version of the visualization focuses on Colorado. || ",
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