Earth  ID: 11776

Megadroughts Projected for American West

NASA scientists used tree rings to understand past droughts and climate models incorporating soil moisture data to estimate future drought risk in the 21st century. To download HD versions of the data visualizations in this video, visit: SVS entry #4270
 

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Credits

Jefferson Beck (USRA): Lead Producer
Ben Cook (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Cheng Zhang (USRA): Lead Animator
Adam Shanker (Best Shot Video): Lead Videographer
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Data Used:
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 also referred to as: CMIP5
Model - IPCC AR5
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Goddard TV Tape:
G2015-022 -- Megadroughts Projected for American West

Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Drought
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Temperature
SVS >> Model Data
NASA Science >> Earth