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Dust in the Wind
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Published December 18, 2010
This series of images, derived from a computer model, shows wind-blown dust from North Africa as it spread over the Atlantic Ocean on July 1, 2009.
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Winds of Drought, Winds of Flood
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Published October 5, 2010
Made from a model based on satellite data, these animations contrast wind patterns that brought drought to the U.S. Midwest in 1988 with those that brought floods in 1993.
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GEOS-5: A High Resolution Global Atmospheric Model
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Published June 9, 2010
This comparison shows how a forecast from the high resolution Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5, the world’s highest resolution global climate model, stacks up against GOES satellite images showing actual cloud patterns for February 6, 2010.
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Black Soot and the Survival of Tibetan Glaciers
Published December 15, 2009
Model simulations track the movement of black soot pollution over the Tibetan Plateau from August–November 2009. This image shows haze on September 26, 2009.
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Human Ecosystems
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Published October 2, 2009
This global map shows Earth’s anthropogenic biomes—ecological patterns caused or influenced by human activity.
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Space Debris
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Published September 12, 2009
Approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters orbit the Earth. These images, based on models, show the distribution of orbital debris around Earth.
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