Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Black Soot and the Survival of Tibetan Glaciers
9 MB - M4V
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.
Related images:
720 x 480 JPEG
4096 x 4096 677 KB - JPEG
Human Ecosystems
720 x 360 PNG
Published October 2, 2009
This global map shows Earth’s anthropogenic biomes—ecological patterns caused or influenced by human activity.
4320 x 2160 782 KB - PNG
Space Debris
720 x 720 PNG
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.
2048 x 2048 444 KB - PNG
720 x 480 PNG
1859 x 1769 130 KB - PNG
The Ozone Layer If CFCs Hadn’t Been Banned
1280 x 720 214 KB - JPEG
Published May 21, 2009
These images show computer predictions of what would have happened to the ozone layer over the mid-latitudes of the Western Hemisphere if CFCs had not been banned by the Montreal Protocol.
720 x 303 JPEG
1280 x 720 217 KB - JPEG
1280 x 720 215 KB - JPEG
1280 x 720 202 KB - JPEG
1280 x 720 208 KB - JPEG
1280 x 720 169 KB - JPEG
Soil Moisture Maps
540 x 390 JPEG
Published September 5, 2003
1077 x 690 295 KB - JPEG
597 KB - MOV
2 MB - MOV
176 MB - MOV