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Permafrost




GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Frozen Ground >> Permafrost

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In this image, the lightness of the color is used to designate different regions of permafrost over a transparent background. The four colors represent the following: sporadic permafrost (lightest color), isolated permafrost (2nd lightest color), discondinuous permafrost (2nd darkest color) and continuous permafrost (darkest color). 3511 Global Permafrost Layers designed for Science on a Sphere (SOS) and WMS
The short version of the Cryosphere Tour, with narration and music. 3355 A Short Tour of the Cryosphere
VIDEO WITH MUSIC AND CAPTIONS 3181 A Tour of the Cryosphere
Designed exclusively for playback on spherical projections surfaces, FROZEN introduces mainstream audiences to the cryosphere--places on Earth where the temperatures don't rise above water's freezing point. The following trailer showcases some of the visual themes contained in the movie and points to the film's main website.<p><p>This film has been prepared exclusively for playback on spherical projections systems. It will not appear in its proper format on a traditional computer or television screen. If you are interested in dowloading the complete final movie file for spherical playback, please visit : <p><a href= 10403 FROZEN: A Spherical Movie About the Cryosphere

GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Permafrost

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The short version of the Cryosphere Tour, with narration and music. 3355 A Short Tour of the Cryosphere
VIDEO WITH MUSIC AND CAPTIONS 3181 A Tour of the Cryosphere

GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Permafrost

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The short version of the Cryosphere Tour, with narration and music. 3355 A Short Tour of the Cryosphere
VIDEO WITH MUSIC AND CAPTIONS 3181 A Tour of the Cryosphere
This still image shows daily snow cover over North America on February 3, 2003. 2925 Daily Snow over North America 2002-2003 with Permafrost Map

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