SVS Animation 2395 - Pulse of the Planet

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Pulse of the Planet

Akin to a living creature, Earth's land, air, oceans, ice, and life fit together into a complex, interlocking system. Space affords a unique vantage point from which to observe the daily, seasonal, and annual changes in Earth's systems. Using data from advanced satellites, NASA visualizations portray a majestic, and sometimes violent, natural world and also capture the influences humans have on the planet.

Over 80 NASA-related earth science animations created over the past 8 years implementing realtime and non-realtime techniques have been used on this visual journey. Tools used included IDL, Lightwave3D, Final Cut Pro, Performer, Vis5D, and custom software.

NASA visualizations portray earth as a living planet. This animation combines many previously created visualizations and plays them in a music video format.
Duration: 2.4 minutes
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SeaWiFS Biosphere data symbolizing the heartbeat of our planet.

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Animation Number:	2395
Animators:	Alex Kekesi (SVS) (Lead)
	Stuart A. Snodgrass (SVS)
	Greg Shirah (SVS)
	Tom Bridgman (SVS)
	Joycelyn Thomson (SVS)
	Lori Perkins (SVS)
	Randall Jones (SVS)
	Horace Mitchell (SVS)
	Marte Newcombe (SVS)
	Eric Sokolowsky (SVS)
	James W. Williams (SVS)
	Jesse Allen (SVS)
	Tom Biddlecome (SVS)
	Michael Mangos (SVS)
	Steve Maher (SVS)
	Dave Pape (SVS)
	Jim Strong (SVS)
	George Fekete (SVS)
	Liam Krauss (Hughes STX)
	Edgar Russell (NASA)
Completed:	2002-03-05
Scientists:	Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC)
	Janet Chien (NASA/GSFC)
	Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)
	Fritz Hasler (NASA/GSFC)
	G. Lai (NASA/GSFC)
	Ed Rodgers (NASA/GSFC)
	M. Karyampudi (NASA/GSFC)
	Kannappan Palaniappan (NASA/GSFC)
	Steve Maher (NASA/GSFC)
	Antonio Busalacchi (NASA/GSFC)
	Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
	Dennis Chesters (NASA/GSFC)
	Chris Kummerow (NASA/GSFC)
	Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC)
	Bob Bindschadler (NASA/GSFC)
	William Krabill (NASA/GSFC Wallops)
	Serdar Manizade (NASA/GSFC Wallops)
	Claire Parkinson (NASA/GSFC)
	David Adamec (NASA/GSFC)
	Mark Friedl (Boston University)
	John Hodges (Boston University)
	Alfredo Huete (University of Arizona)
	Kamel Didan (University of Arizona)
Writers:	Jarrett Cohen (GST)
	Alex Kekesi (GST)
Data Collected:	Various
Series:	Narrated Movies
Video:	SVS2002-0011 *
Keywords: DLESE >> Atmospheric science DLESE >> Biological oceanography DLESE >> Cryology DLESE >> Human geography DLESE >> Natural hazards DLESE >> Physical geography DLESE >> Physical oceanography SVS >> SIGGRAPH

Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, Scientific Visualization Studio, Landsat-7 Project, and USGS EROS Data Center. NOTE: All SeaWiFS images and data presented on this web site are for research and educational use only. All commercial use of SeaWiFS data must be coordinated with GeoEye (http://www.geoeye.com).
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