Earth  ID: 2781

GPM Nile River Animation

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on August 8, 2003
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is to improve ongoing efforts to predict climate, improve the accuracy of weather and precipitation forecasts, and to provide more frequent and complete sampling of the Earth's precipitation.
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Using MODIS-Terra and MOIDS-Aqua data sets composite together to give us this breath taking look at the Nile River.
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Lake Nasser, Egypt
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The mouth of the Nile River, Shirbin, Egpyt
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Spinning out from the Earth, showing Saudi Arabia, India, and the Caspian Sea.
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Resting to a stop with the Earth in full view.
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Slate used for tape library. Text on image reads 'Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission: A fly up the Nile River in Egypt, then a pull-out into space.'

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Joycelyn Thomson (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Marte Newcombe (GST): Animator
Vincent Salomonson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) and NASA's Earth Observatory.

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Missions:
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)
Terra

Data Used:
Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation also referred to as: BMNG
1/1/2004 - 12/31/2004
Credit:
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
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Terra/MODIS
2002/01, 2001/07/29
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Aqua/MODIS
2002/01, 2001/07/29
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This item is part of this series:
GPM Animations

Keywords:
SVS >> GPM
SVS >> Global Precipitation Measurement
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