+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation Seasonal Landcover for Science-on-a-Sphere The Blue Marble Next Generation (BMNG) data set provides a monthly global cloud-free true-color picture of the Earth's land cover at a 500-meter spatial resolution. This series of images fades from month to month showing seasonal variations such as snowfall, spring greening and droughts in a seamless fashion. The data set,derived from monthly data collected in 2004, is shown on a flat cartesian grid. The ocean color is derived from applying a depth shading to the bathymetry data. Where available, the Antarctica coverage shown is the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA).    Daily images showing a slow fade from month to month over the seasonal landcover data. Available formats:   4000x2000 (10 fps) Frames   320x160     PNG           249 KB   160x80       PNG           64 KB   80x40         PNG           16 KB How to play our movies Animation Number: 3523 Completed: 2008-10-15 Animator: Cindy Starr (GST) (Lead) Editor: Vicky Weeks (HTSI) Producer: Michael Starobin (HTSI) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation (2004-01-01 through 2004-12-31)   TRMM/PR and TMI/Monthly Average Precipitation   Landsat-7/ETM+/Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (12/25/1999 - 12/31/2001) Series: Science-on-a-Sphere   SoS Production - FROZEN Keywords: DLESE >> Physical geography GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Land Surface >> Land Use/Land Cover >> Land Cover SVS >> Science on a Sphere     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC). Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: