Earth ID: 2471

Aqua First Light: AMSR-E Pseudo Color Global

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on June 24, 2002

AMSR-E is a passive microwave radiometer, all the channels are in microwave spectrum, not in visible spectrum. The image is to express the 'water planet' by simple color composite. Three day average data. Using only the descending paths, nightside orbits.

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Keiji Imaoka (EORC/NASDA): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:

Aqua/AMSR-E

2002/06/02, 2002/06/03, 2002/06/04

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Aqua First Light

Keywords:
DLESE >> Chemical oceanography
DLESE >> Hydrology
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
SVS >> True Color
NASA Science >> Earth