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The Earth Observatory also features the ICE (Image
Composite Explorer) tool that allows users to analyze applications of remotely sensed data (and was
also used back in Hands-on Application 10.2: Examining NDVI with NASA ICE). To get started with using
EOS data in one of the ICE scenarios, open your Web
browser and go to http://earthobservatory.nasa.
gov/Experiments/ICE/Channel_Islands. This will
allow you to examine MODIS products as they relate
to conditions in the Channel Islands. The Website
gives the background on the Channel Islands and
how MODIS is used for monitoring phytoplankton
conditions. Within the page is a link to launch ICE,
which will allow you to observe imagery related to
sea surface temperature, chlorophyll content, and
fluorescence. How does MODIS measure these factors and how can EOS imagery and data be used to
monitor phytoplankton content in the oceans?
Hands-on Application 12.5
Using the Earth Observatory to Interactively Work with EOS Imagery
NASA has set up a Web application that allows you
to view the real-time positions of Terra, Aqua, Aura,
and the other EOS satellite missions, as well as viewing 3D data maps of the products and imagery they
capture. Open your Web browser and go to http://
climate.nasa.gov/Eyes/eyes.html (you may have
to download and install a special plugin for all of the
functions to work correctly). You can select the EOS
satellite mission you wish to view (which includes
Terra, Aqua, and Aura, along with other missions such
as Acrimsat, Calipso, and Cloudsat), then select either
the view of the globe or the view from the satellite
itself. Under the “Show Data Map” options, you can
select from many different types of data products,
including several of the applications discussed in this
chapter.
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NASA Eyes on the Earth
numerous ways of utilizing EOS data. It contains several layers that can be
examined, including Landsat true color and false color imagery, Landsatderived land-cover data and high-resolution orthophotos. These data layers
can be used alongside Rapid-Fire MODIS imagery taken from numerous sites
around the globe of phenomena like fires, storms, and volcanoes. NASA World
Wind also features the Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS), a tool designed
to create animations of EOS imagery (such as several days of MODIS imagery
of Hurricane Katrina or MOPITT imagery of a year’s worth of carbon monoxide pollutants) for observation and analysis. With plenty more features than
these added in, NASA World Wind is a very versatile tool that combines the
virtual globe environment with EOS imagery and environmental applications.
There area lot of other ongoing EOS ongoing beyond Terra, Aqua, and
Aura. For instance, the Jason-1 mission studies properties of the oceans,
while the SORCE mission studies energy from the Sun. See Hands-on
Chapter 12 Studying the Environment from Space
The Earth Observatory also features the ICE (Image
Composite Explorer) tool that allows users to analyze applications of remotely sensed data (and was
also used back in Hands-on Application 10.2: Examining NDVI with NASA ICE). To get started with using
EOS data in one of the ICE scenarios, open your Web
browser and go to http://earthobservatory.nasa.
gov/Experiments/ICE/Channel_Islands. This will
allow you to examine MODIS products as they relate
to conditions in the Channel Islands. The Website
gives the background on the Channel Islands and
how MODIS is used for monitoring phytoplankton
conditions. Within the page is a link to launch ICE,
which will allow you to observe imagery related to
sea surface temperature, chlorophyll content, and
fluorescence. How does MODIS measure these factors and how can EOS imagery and data be used to
monitor phytoplankton content in the oceans?
Hands-on Application 12.5
Using the Earth Observatory to Interactively Work with EOS Imagery
NASA has set up a Web application that allows you
to view the real-time positions of Terra, Aqua, Aura,
and the other EOS satellite missions, as well as viewing 3D data maps of the products and imagery they
capture. Open your Web browser and go to http://
climate.nasa.gov/Eyes/eyes.html (you may have
to download and install a special plugin for all of the
functions to work correctly). You can select the EOS
satellite mission you wish to view (which includes
Terra, Aqua, and Aura, along with other missions such
as Acrimsat, Calipso, and Cloudsat), then select either
the view of the globe or the view from the satellite
itself. Under the “Show Data Map” options, you can
select from many different types of data products,
including several of the applications discussed in this
chapter.
Hands-on Application 12.6
NASA Eyes on the Earth
numerous ways of utilizing EOS data. It contains several layers that can be
examined, including Landsat true color and false color imagery, Landsatderived land-cover data and high-resolution orthophotos. These data layers
can be used alongside Rapid-Fire MODIS imagery taken from numerous sites
around the globe of phenomena like fires, storms, and volcanoes. NASA World
Wind also features the Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS), a tool designed
to create animations of EOS imagery (such as several days of MODIS imagery
of Hurricane Katrina or MOPITT imagery of a year’s worth of carbon monoxide pollutants) for observation and analysis. With plenty more features than
these added in, NASA World Wind is a very versatile tool that combines the
virtual globe environment with EOS imagery and environmental applications.
There area lot of other ongoing EOS ongoing beyond Terra, Aqua, and
Aura. For instance, the Jason-1 mission studies properties of the oceans,
while the SORCE mission studies energy from the Sun. See Hands-on