Earth  ID: 2895

Infrared Cloud Cover over the Atlantic Ocean, September 2001 (WMS)

Visualizations by Eric Sokolowsky Released on February 11, 2004
This animation is a mosaic of cloud cover data taken by several different satellites in the infrared band. Instead of showing a global composite, it is cropped to highlight the Atlantic Ocean. One of the most prominent cloud features during this time was Hurricane Erin.
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This animation shows a composite over the Atlantic Ocean of cloud cover data taken from the infrared sensors of several different satellites during September 2001. Hurricane Erin progresses from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to near the eastern coast of the United States.

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Visualization Credits

Eric Sokolowsky (GST): Lead Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Dennis Chesters (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:
GMS-4/VISSR
2001/09/01 - 2001/09/15
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GOES-8/Imager
2001/09/01 - 2001/09/15
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GOES-9/Imager
2001/09/01 - 2001/09/15
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METEOSAT-6/VISSR
2001/09/01 - 2001/09/15
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Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Cloud Cover
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Infrared
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Clouds >> Cloud Amount/Frequency
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Spectral/Engineering >> Infrared Wavelengths >> Infrared Imagery
GCMD >> Location >> Atlantic Ocean
SVS >> Hurricane Erin
SVS >> GOES
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0