About the Tool and Data
Tool 1
NASA Earth Observatory Quicktime Animation Generator
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/datasets.html
The animation interface gives you the ability to select the starting month and year as well as the end month and year. You also have the ability to compare datasets with another, including selecting a different month and year as a starting point for any comparison dataset. Output is available in three types of animation files A strip animation shows all of the selected months and years in one continuous movie. A grid animation is a two dimensional array which allows you to view the dataset in the same month of every year (by scrolling up and down) and every month for each year (scrolling left and right).
You can also build globe animations for a single month and year.
Tool Builder
NASA Earth Observatory
Tool Cost
Free
Tool 2
Landcover and Lightning Data Viewer
http://www.newmediastudio.org/DataDiscovery/EET_2.htm
The Landcover and Lightning Data Viewer allows users to visually blend data images by controlling their transparency and opacity levels. The tool requires that the Shockwave plug-in is installed with your browser.
Tool Builder
Code developed by Arthur Clifford, New Media Studio
Tool Cost
Free
Data Source
Earth Observatory Data Chart
Over 30 global datasets from NASA archives are available.
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- Snow Cover
- Day Land Temperature
- Night Land Temperature
- Leaf Area Index
- Enhanced Vegetation Index
- Aerosol Optical Depth
- Aerosol Radius
- Cirrus Reflectance
- Cloud Fraction
- Precipitation
- Total Ozone
- Sea Surface Height (TOPEX)
- Chlorophyll (CZCS)
- Chlorophyll (SeaWiFS)
- Sea Surface Temperature
- Snow Cover and Ice Depth
- Vegetation
- Landcover Classification
- 1km2 AVHRR Fires
- 4km2 TRMM Fires
- Surface Temperature
- Biosphere
- Landcover Classification
- Vegetation
- UV Radiation Exposure
- Cloud Forcing
- Outgoing Heat Radiation
- Reflected Solar Radiation
- Net Radiation
