Earth  ID: 4030

Five-Year Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2012

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on January 15, 2013
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This color-coded map displays a progression of changing global surface temperatures anomalies from 1880 through 2012. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower then normal temperatures are shown in blue. Global surface temperature in 2012 was +0.55
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This color-coded map displays a progression of changing global surface temperatures anomalies from 1880 through 2012. The final frame represents global temperature anomalies averaged from 2008 through 2012.

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This visualization shows the same data as above with the corresponding date overlay applied. The final frame and the large still image represent global temperature anomalies averaged from 2008 through 2012.
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Temperture Difference colorbar
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This visualization shows the data from 1880 through 2012 without any overlays applied.
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This is the frame matched date overlay that corresponds to the data.
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Abbreviated 13 second movie starting from 1950 through 2012 with dates and colorbar applied.
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Abbreviated 13 second movie which starts in 1950 and runs through 2012 with dates, but no colorbar.
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Abbreviated 13 second movie that starts with data from 1950 without dates or colorbar.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1890 to 1894.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1900 to 1904.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1900 to 1904.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1910 to 1914.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1920 to 1924.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1930 to 1934.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1940 to 1944.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1950 to 1954.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1960 to 1964.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1970 to 1974.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1980 to 1984.

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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 1990 to 1994.
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Global Temperature Anomalies averaged from 2000 to 2004.
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This frame set is designed to be used on the Science On a Sphere display. It contains the five-year rolling averages that start with (1880 through 1884) and end with (2008 through 2012).
 

Newer Versions

Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2020
Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2019
Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2018
Five-Year Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2014

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Leslie McCarthy: Producer
James Hansen Ph.D. (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist
Robert B Schmunk Ph.D. (SIGMA Space Partners, LLC.): Scientist
Reto A. Ruedy Ph.D. (SIGMA Space Partners, LLC.): Scientist
Kwok-Wai Ken Lo Ph.D. (SIGMA Space Partners, LLC.): Scientist
Makiko Sato Ph.D. (Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research): Scientist
Robert B Schmunk Ph.D. (SIGMA Space Partners, LLC.): Project Support
Patrick Lynch (Wyle Information Systems): Writer
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Data provided by Robert B. Schmunk (NASA/GSFC GISS)

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Data Used:
GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP)/GISTEMP
Model - NASA/GISS - 1880 - 2012
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