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SSMI/AMSRE-derived Total Precipitable Water product showing a large pocket of dry air moving across the Atlantic Ocean from 31 Aug to 3 Sep 2008
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SAL Tracking Product showing the Saharan air layer moving across the Atlantic Ocean from 28 to 30 June 2009
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3d visualization of a water vapor field
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Satellite images of 4 environmental hazards (volcanic ash, a severe thunderstorm, an oil slick, and fire and smoke)
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Graphic showing the different systems that contribute to climate
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Aqua satellite view of the ozone hole, 2007
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Landsat images showing global and seasonal surface albedos for dec/jan/feb 2003 and jun/jul/aug 2003
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NASA images showing sea ice minimum in the arctic in 1979 vs. 2005
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NOAA enhanced global water vapor image for 14 Nov 2011
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Landsat image of the Namib desert from 12 Aug 2000
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Visualization showing the five weather satellites that create NOAA's Climate Prediction Center products (GOES-11, GOES-13, MSG-2, Meteosat-7 and MTSAT-2)
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5geo_satellites_ani.mp4
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Tropospheric average carbon dioxide concentrations as retrieved from EOS Aqua AIRS sounder data from 18 to 21 January, 2003.
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Aqua AIRS average global tropospheric carbon dioxide from 18 to 21 Jan 2003
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Depiction of the NASA Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) measuring air temperature.
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Animation of monthly sea surface temperature from the AMSR-E microwave imager on board the NASA Aqua polar-orbiting satellite from 20 Jun to 22 Jun 2003
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Five-day snow water equivalent composite analysis from the Aqua AMSR-E microwave imager covering the Northern Hemisphere for the period ending 26 March 2006.
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NASA / NSIDC
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Global image of 100-km Aerosol Optical Thickness Data for a 28-day period ending 29 Sep 2011
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NOAA / NESDIS
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Animation showing changes in sea ice from NASA's Aqua satellite from 1979 through 2010
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Image of the Earth showing arctic sea ice overlaid with a graph of the annual arctic sea ice minimum from 1979 to 2010
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Three-hour blended geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite rainfall accumulation product animation every three hours from 00 to 00 UTC, September 27 to 28, 2011.
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blended_rainrate_0001.htm
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30-day blended geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite sea surface temperature analysis animation for September 13 to October 04, 2011.
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blended_sst_0001.htm
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Animation showing monthly net radiation in watts per square meter from CERES sensors on NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites
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cerex_netflux_0001.htm
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NASA
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Map of the map with the four scales of climate labeled above it for an exercise
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climate_scales.jpg
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NASA image of the PDO over a map of the world, with the different climate scales labeled for an interaction
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![Graphic showing the different scales of climate (intra/interseason, interannual, decadal, long-term] with decadal and longterm highlighted and an image representing each of their cycles displayed on a map of the world](media/graphics/climate_scales_decadal_longterm.jpg)
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Graphic showing the different scales of climate (intra/interseason, interannual, decadal, long-term] with decadal and longterm highlighted and an image representing each of their cycles displayed on a map of the world
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climate_scales_decadal_longterm.jpg
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Images of the phases of ENSO over a map of the world, with the different climate scales labeled for an interaction
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NASA graphics of sea ice max/min over a map of the world, with the different climate scales labeled for an interaction
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NASA image of hurricane Katrina over a map of the world, with the different climate scales labeled for an interaction
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climate_scales_seasonal_both.jpg
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![Graphic showing the different scales of climate (intra/interseason, interannual, decadal, long-term] with seasonal and decadal highlighted and images of the PDO and Hurricane Katrina displayed over a map of the world](media/graphics/climate_scales_seasonal_decadal.jpg)
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Graphic showing the different scales of climate (intra/interseason, interannual, decadal, long-term] with seasonal and decadal highlighted and images of the PDO and Hurricane Katrina displayed over a map of the world
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climate_scales_seasonal_decadal.jpg
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Vertical structure of deseasonalized ozone as measured from the ground by MLO Lidar at the Mauna Loa, HI from 1994 to 2000.
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Vertical cross-section of deseasonalized temperature anomalies observed by the MLO Lidar at Mauna Loa, HI from 1994 to 2000.
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Conceptual drawing showing land, ocean, and atmosphere, with each sphere labeled
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earth_atmos_systems_variables.jpg
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List of some of the essential climate variables in the atmospheric sphere
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List of some of the essential climate variables in the ocean sphere
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List of some of the essential climate variables in the terrestrial sphere
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Pacific Ocean sea-surface height measurements indicating El Nino for 4 months in 1997 (Mar - Jun)
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el_la_nin_mar_jun_1997_0001.htm
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Map of the world with dry/wet and warm/cool areas associated with El Nino events labeled
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Map of the world with dry/wet and warm/cool areas associated with La Nina events labeled
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el_la_nws_wetdry_lanina.jpg
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Conceptual graphic showing what happens when a very strong El Nino strikes surface waters in the Central equatorial Pacific Ocean
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Conceptual graphic showing what happens during a La Niña event, when equatorial water becomes unusually cold and easterly trade winds blow stronger
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Interface for a section on extreme weather events, with the years 2000 to 2009 labeled above a NASA image of the Earth
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NASA image of flooding in Mozambique in 2000
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NASA
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NASA image of the 2003 heat wave in Europe
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NASA
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NASA image of of hurricane Katrinia in 2005
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NASA image showing an exceptionally heavy monsoon in India in 2007
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NASA
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NASA image showing record heat waves in Australia
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Rain on a river in Ecuador
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Creative Commons Flickmor
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Photograph showing flooding in Thailand on 09 Nov 2011
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flooding_thailand.jpg
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Creative Commons Sharida Jackson
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GOES-East 10 km visible image over the southeastern U.S. highlighting cumulus clouds on 15 November, 2011.
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GOES-East 1 km visible image over the southeastern U.S. highlighting cumulus clouds on 15 November, 2011.
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ge_vis_se_1km.jpg
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NOAA
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Geostationary satellite coverage with Meteosat
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geo.jpg
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©The COMET Program
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Geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites (Meteosat and MetOp)
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©The COMET Program
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Graph of the global mean sea level time series made from data from the Topex, Jason-1 and Jason-2 satellites
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glob_mean_sea_level_1992to2012.jpg
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University of Colorado
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Map showing the outlook for global tropical hazards for 2 - 14 November 2011
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NASA
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24-hour global true-color composite of cloud cover produced from the Aqua MODIS imager on 23 October, 2011.
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NASA / GSFC
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24-hour global composite of infrared cloud phase produced from the Aqua MODIS imager on 23 October, 2011.
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NASA / GSFC
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24-hour global composite of cloud effective radius produced from the Aqua MODIS imager on 23 October, 2011.
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24-hour global composite of cloud optical thickness produced from the Aqua MODIS imager on 23 October, 2011.
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Infrared and water vapor imagery 3-hourly composites assembled from five geostationary weather satellites from 9 to 11 October, 2011.
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global_ir_wv_ani_0001.htm
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NOAA / CIMSS
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Global pattern of MJO impacts during Boreal summer (JJA). Impacts identified are: (1) alternating periods of wetter and drier conditions in the tropics; (2) modulation of the monsoons; and (3) modulation of tropical cyclone activity
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Global pattern of MJO impacts during Boreal winter (DJF): (1) alternate periods of wetter and drier conditions; (2) extension of a tropical moisture plume (the Pineapple Express) into higher latitudes, feeding heavy midlatitude rainfall events; (3) modulation of monsoon systems; (4) modulation of tropical cyclone activity; and (5) modulation of ENSO through oceanic Kelvin waves.
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global_mjo_impacts_boreal_winter.jpg
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Geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite contributors to the global operational satellite observation system, shown as satellite icons orbiting around Earth. Updated 10 November, 2011.
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globalsys.jpg
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Animation of GOES-13 3-hourly Cloud Top Pressure imagery from 00 to 21 UTC on 08 December, 2010.
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goes_ctp_0001.htm
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NOAA / CIMSS
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Graphical depiction of GOES scanning geometry
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goes_limb_viewing.jpg
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© The COMET Program
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GOES-West and -East hourly sea surface temperature composites for 24 hours on September 27, 2011.
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goes_sst_0001.htm
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NOAA / NESDIS
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Animation showing total ozone in Dobson units as measured by the GOME-1 instrument from 18 Sep to 11 Oct 2002
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©2002 EUMETSAT/ESA
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Conceptual image of components of the hydrologic cycle. Shows a mountainous basin with drainage into an ocean. Parts labeled include: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, ice and snow melt, surface runoff into such freshwater storage areas as lakes and streams. Infiltration into the ground to aquifers and springs are also included. Finally, remaining streamflow and groundwater drain into the ocean.
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The COMET Program
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Global composite of total column methane from the ADEOS IMG hyperspectral sounder, 1 to 10 April 1997.
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NASA
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(upper left) Pollution: Contributors to Denver's Brown Cloud (lower right) Pollution: biomass burning
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Retrieved sounding of temperature and dewpoint from the Metop IASI hyperspectral sounder 0219 UTC, May 1, 2011.
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NOAA / NESDIS
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Animation showing SO2 concentrations derived from IASI spreading out over the polar regions from 21 to 24 May 2011
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iasi_so2concentrat_may2011_0001.htm
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© 2011 EUMETSAT
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Weekly sea surface temperature plots from NCEP/NCAR reanalysis datasets covering the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean from 1 March to 4 September 2010 during the pre-monsoon and peak-monsoon seasons.
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io_sst_ani_0001.htm
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NOAA / NCAR
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Multi-panel depiction of satellite infrared cloud top temperatures and 200 hPa velocity potential anomalies from 22 January to 18 February, 2009, highlighting eastward progression of the MJO.
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ir_temp_vel_anom_0001.htm
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NOAA / NWS / CPC
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Graphical depiction of the US and EUMETSAT geostationary satellites covering the equator since 1983
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isccp_geo_coverage_carpet.jpg
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Knapp 2008
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ISCCP (International Cloud Climatology Project) images of global mean annual cloud amount and cloud top pressure for the period from July 1983 to December 2009.
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NASA / ISCCP
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ISCCP (International Cloud Climatology Project) image of global mean annual cloud amount for the period from July 1983 to December 2009.
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NASA / ISCCP
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ISCCP (International Cloud Climatology Project) image of global mean annual cloud top pressure for the period from July 1983 to December 2009.
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NASA / ISCCP
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Animation showing the 24-hr coverage of METOP, a polar-orbiting satellite
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leo.mp4
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©The COMET Program
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NASA's Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission (TRMM) satellite showing massive flooding and landslides in south central and southeast China from 03 to 12 May 2010.
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NASA / GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio
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Graph showing satellite (radiance) data streams from 1978 to 2008 for MERRA (Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications)
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NASA
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Metop Retrieved Temperature (0.2 hPa) 00 to 12 UTC 28 Aug 2011
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copyright 2011 EUMETSAT
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Vertical cross section of the Madden-Julian Oscillation moving eastward from the Indian to Pacific Oceans
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mjo_conceptual.mp4
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©The COMET Program
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3-panel depiction of the typical setup for a heavy wintertime precipitation event over the U.S. West Coast related to the MJO
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mjo_north_america_rain.gif
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40 Days of Satellite-Based Outgoing Longwave Radiation Anomalies
10 Nov 2009 to 19 Dec 2009 ISCCP (International Cloud Climatology Project) image of global mean annual cloud top pressure for the period from July 1983 to December 2009.
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mjo_olr_ani_0001.htm
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NOAA
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MODIS true color image of South Florida 10 Nov 2011
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NASA / SSEC
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MODIS False Color Image showing swelling of rivers due to monsoon rains in northern India, 24 Aug 2008
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NASA
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MODIS animation showing snow cover over Europe over the winter of 2001-2002
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NASA
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Animation showing a 32-day moving average of SST data spanning from 04 Jul 2002 to 23 Oct 2006
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modis_sst_2002to2006.mp4
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NASA / GSFC
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NAO Index from winter months of December to March from 1864 to 2011
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RDA, CISL, NCAR
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Image of the Earth showing a negative North Atlantic Oscillation with high/low and wet/dry areas highlighted
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© 2003 UCAR
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Observed and Ensemble Forecasts for the North Atlantic Oscillation
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NOAA / CPC
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Image of the Earth showing a positive North Atlantic Oscillation with high/low and wet/dry areas highlighted
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© 2003 UCAR
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Positive and negative phases of the wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).
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Conceptual graphic showing a warm El Nino episode in the Pacific Ocean from December to February
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ninoimpacts1.jpg
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NCEP / CPC / NOAA
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NOAA-19 Retrieved Temperature (50 mb) for 00 UTC to 23 UTC 17 Oct 2011
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NASA
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Photograph of a weather balloon
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obser_systems_balloon.jpg
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©The COMET Program / UCAR
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Photograph of the Thames Water borehole, North Downs, England
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obser_systems_borehole.jpg
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SuzanneKn
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Photograph of an ocean bouy
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The COMET Program & NASA
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Photograph of a micrometeorological tower at the Grassland Research Site, Barrow Alaska
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©The COMET Program & Ameriflux / US Dept. of Energy
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Photograph of a geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites and their coverage
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©The COMET Program
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Graphic listing some of the Essential Climate Variables that satellite monitor
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Photograph of a portable weather station
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©The COMET Program / UCAR
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Animation showing a 32-day moving average of SST data spanning from 04 Jul 2002 to 23 Oct 2006
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ocean_circulation_comp.mp4
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NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio
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Antarctic Ozone Hole on 24 Sep 2006 as Measured by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA's Aura Satellite
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NASA
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Sea level data from TOPEX/Poseidon showing the Pacific Decadal Oscillation from 01 to 11 Jun 2001
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NOAA / ESRL
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Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies During a Cold PDO Phase
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NOAA / ESRL Physical Sciences Division
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Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies During a Warm PDO Phase
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NOAA / ESRL Physical Sciences Division
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Plot showing monthly values for the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) index from 1900 to 2010
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Diurnal cycle of low and high cloud amount from Meteosat-5 satellite data for the Indian peak-monsoon season (June to September) 2003
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Wonsick 2009
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Diurnal cycle of low and high cloud amount from Meteosat-5 satellite data for the Indian post-monsoon season (October to November) 2003
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Wonsick 2009
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2 panel graphic showing the diurnal cycle of low and high clouds from Meteosat-5 satellite data for the Indian pre-monsoon season (March to May), 2003
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Wonsick 2009
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Time-height cross-section of the equatorial zonal-mean zonal winds simulated by Takahashi. Westerly (red) and easterly (blue) winds have 6 m s-1 contour interval.
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Baldwin et al. 2001
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Graphic showing idealized radiation scattering and absorbtion in the atmosphere and at Earth's surface.
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Rainfall anomaly map from the TRMM satellite showing anomalies in India and SE Asia from 14 to 20 July 2009
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NASA / GSFC
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MODIS true color image showing the Saharan air layer off West Africa on 7 Jan 2002
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MODIS true color image showing the Saharan air layer off West Africa on 7 Jan 2002
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Metadata and sample image of global 50-km satellite-derived sea surface temperature product as archived by NOAA's CLASS archive system.
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GOES-West high density water vapor winds product from 00 UTC 13 November to 00 UTC 14 November 10, 2011.
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Animation showing changes in sea ice from NASA's Aqua satellite from 1979 through 2010
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NASA / GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio
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Regional Patterns of Sea Level Change 1993 to 2007 As Measured by the Topex and Jason 1 Satellites
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AIRS Hyperspectral Sounder on NASA Satellites
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Image of the CrIS Hyperspectral Sounder on NPP & Future U.S. Polar Orbiters
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Image of EUMETSAT's IASI instrument on its Metop polar orbiter
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NOAA-18 AMSU Microwave Sounding (T, Td) from 0721 UTC 27 Nov 2011
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NOAA-18 HIRS Infrared Sounding (T, Td) from 0721 UTC 27 Nov 2011
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Splash graphic for the module "Monitoring the Climate System with Satellites"
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SST animation showing El Niño from 1997 to 1998
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Animation of 50 days of solar activity from GOES-12 SXI.
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Temperature Trends in the Middle and Lower Troposphere Between Jan 1979 and Dec 2005 From Microwave Sounding Units & Advanced Microwave Sounding Units
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False-Color View of Total Ozone Over the Antarctic pole from 1979 to 2010
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A plot showing TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) equatorial ozone anomalies and 30-mb Singapore winds
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Tung and Yang 1994
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Conceptual illustration of trace gases and the greenhouse effect
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Vegetation index for India from 1 to 10 April 2008
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