Global Cloud Modeling With GEOS-5 [1080p]

This animations is a collection of beauty shots of cloud model output over Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, Florida, South America and Antarctica. The clouds are derived from the Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5 (GEOS-5). GEOS-5 is a system of models integrated using the Earth System Modeling Framework and used to help refine atmospheric weather models.

The lighting of this scene is completely artistic and not scientifically accurate. If accurate lighting were used the diurnal effect would pulse across the globe approximately every 90 frames (3 seconds when played at 30 fps). The slow strobing would have been undesireable for the intended purpose of this animation, which is to highlight the cloud model output.

credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

sources: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3855 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3856 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3857 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3858 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3859 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3860 http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3861

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• clouds
• GEOS-5
• Earth
• cloud modeling
• atmosphere
• cloud simulation

[jamieball]

This is absolutely amazing.. thanks for sharing