Earth ID: 2285

Grasslands of the World

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on November 15, 2001

Rotating globe showing global grassland coverage. Data obtained from Terra/MODIS land cover isolating grasslands, woody savannas, savannas, and wetlands (all seen in green). This data represents 4 parts of a 17 part global classification product all of which have been taken at 1km. resolution.

Video slate image reads, "Grasslands of the World

Rotating globe showing global grassland coverage. Data taken from Terra/MODIS land cover isolating grasslands, woody savannas, savannas, and wetlands (all seen in green)."

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (GST): Lead Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Mark Friedl (Boston University): Scientist
John Hodges (Boston University): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS/Land Cover 2001/1/1-2001/7/1
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

Dates of Data Used:
2001/1/1-2001/7/1

This item is part of this series:
Journey to Planet Earth

Goddard TV Tape:
G2003-046

Keywords:
SVS >> Grasslands
SVS >> Permanent Wetlands
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Terrestrial Ecosystems >> Savannas
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