Earth  ID: 4729

FIREX-AQ Prelaunch Data Visualization

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on July 18, 2019
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This data visualization starts with an overview of the United States west coast. As we zoom into several California wildfires, MODIS data dissolves in to show some of the low-lying smoke resulting from these fires. The camera then pans across the United States, slowly revealing CALIPSO swath passes as they dissect the atmosphere. Throughout most of the journey CALIPSO picks up many aerosol signatures as shown in the more opaque portions of the curtain.
The FIREX-AQ mission will track fire emissions as they travel across the United States. Please visit the FIREX-AQ website for more information.
 

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Visualization Credits

Samson K. Reiny (Wyle Information Systems): Lead Producer
Kathryn Mersmann (USRA): Producer
Amber Soja (NASA/LaRC): Lead Scientist
Roman Kowch (SSAI): Lead Data Provider
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Visualizer
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Data Used:
CALIPSO/CALIOP/Total Attenuated Backscatter
8/6/2018, 8/8/2018, 8/10/2018, 8/12/2018, 8/14/2018, 8/16/2018, 8/18/2018, 8/20/2018, 8/22/2018
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Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Band Combination 1, 4, 3 also referred to as: True Color
NASA - 8/2/2018 - 8/24/2018
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GOES-16/ABI
8/2/2018 - 8/24/2018
Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) has 16 spectral bands, including two visible channels, four near-infrared channels and ten infrared channels. It is nearly identical to the imagers on Himawari 8 and Himawari 9.
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Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Fire Pixels
Analysis - NASA/GSFC - 8/2/2018 - 8/24/2018
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Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Environmental science
DLESE >> Human geography
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators >> Fire Weather Indices
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Air Quality >> Emissions
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires
SVS >> Hyperwall
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