+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds Previous Animation Next Animation Earth Today 1998 The ability to see Earth from space has forever changed our view of the planet. We are now able to look at the Earth as a whole, and observe how its atmosphere, oceans, land masses, and life interact as global systems. Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere are dynamic, changing on timescales of days, minutes, or even seconds. Monitoring the Earth in near real time allows us to get an up to date picture of conditions on our planet. More SVS visualizations for the Earth Today exhibit can be found in animation ids 328 and 1401.    This is the narrated Earth Today animation which opens the exhibit. Duration: 7.8 minutes Available formats:   1280x1024 (30 fps) Frames   352x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   63 MB   320x256     JPEG         18 KB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   731 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   236 MB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   295 MB How to play our movies    The Earth Today exhibit produces near-realtime animations based on current data. This sample animation shows an example of how such animations are displayed. Duration: 5.5 minutes Available formats:   352x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   55 MB   320x242     JPEG         10 KB How to play our movies    Our Solar System Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 364 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 5 KB   160 x 80           PNG   4 KB   80 x 40             PNG   1 KB    Venus Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 795 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 11 KB    Mars Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 583 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 7 KB    Galileo Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 658 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 9 KB    Global Cloud Cover Available formats:   8000 x 8000     GIF 24 MB   320 x 320         JPEG 21 KB    Global Water Vapor showing the parade of 1995 hurricanes in the Atlantic Available formats:   8000 x 8000     GIF 25 MB   320 x 320         JPEG 16 KB    Sea Surface Temperature Available formats:   8000 x 8000     GIF 14 MB   320 x 320         JPEG 13 KB    Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies showing the 1998 El Nino event Available formats:   8000 x 8000     GIF 20 MB   320 x 320         JPEG 23 KB    Draining the Oceans Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 532 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 8 KB    Topographic Map of Earth Available formats:   8000 x 8000     GIF 19 MB   320 x 320         JPEG 14 KB    Earthquakes Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 843 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 11 KB    Tectonic Plate Boundaries Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 902 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 12 KB    Volcanoes Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 790 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 10 KB    Vegetation Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 696 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 10 KB    Earth at Night Available formats:   1280 x 1024     TIFF 470 KB   320 x 256         JPEG 4 KB    Biosphere Available formats:   8000 x 8000     GIF 15 MB   320 x 320         JPEG 16 KB Animation Number: 1402 Animators: Alex Kekesi (Lead)   Wendy Shoan Studio: NASA Completed: 1998-10-20 Scientist: Tom Watters (Smithsonian/Air and Space) Writer: Tom Watters Narrators: Erica Drezek (HTSI)   James Earl Jones Instruments: DMSP/OLS   FY-2   GMS-5   GOES-8   GOES-9   Galileo/Solid-State Imaging Camera   Meteosat   NOAA/AVHRR   SeaStar/SeaWiFS   TAO/TRITON   Seismic Recording Networks Data sets: Biosphere   Cloud Cover   Earthquakes   NDVI   Sea Surface Temperature   Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly   Water Vapor Data Collected: Various Series: HoloGlobe and Earth Today Video: SVS1998-0020 * Keywords: DLESE >> Atmospheric science DLESE >> Biological oceanography DLESE >> Climatology DLESE >> Geology SVS >> HDTV DLESE >> Human geography DLESE >> Hydrology SVS >> Mars DLESE >> Natural hazards DLESE >> Physical oceanography SVS >> SST SVS >> SST Anomaly DLESE >> Space science SVS >> Venus More Information on this topic available at: http://www.nasm.si.edu/earthtoday/     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, United States Geological Survey, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Global Processing Center for International Satellite, Cloud Climatology Project, World Climate Research Program, NASA/Stennis Space Center, Naval Oceanographic Office and Northrop Grumman/DSSD, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Service, National Earthquake Information Center, US Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center, University of Wisconsin, Space Science and Engineering Center, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, Scientific Visualization Studio. 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