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2002 EARTH SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES
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AQUA'S MODIS FIRST LIGHT BEGINS MOST COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL EXAMINATION EVER UNDERTAKEN G02-065 8/15/02 00:06:25 The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite opened its Earth-view door on June 24, 2002 and took its first look at our planet. This event, called "first light," marks a milestone in Earth observation, allowing scientists to conduct the most comprehensive daily examination of our planet by providing two MODIS instruments on sister satellites in Earth orbit. Its twin flying aboard NASA's Terra satellite was launched in December 1999.
TAPE CONTENTS:
ITEM (1): The First Day in The Life of AQUA MODIS - In its first day of operations, June 24, 2002, Aqua MODIS observed significant Earth events occurring all over the globe. As Super Typhoon Chataan was rapidly approaching Japan, there was severe flooding in southeast Texas and a vast, thick pall of smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed almost the entire U.S. east coast. MODIS collected and beamed to Earth these images in very near real-time.
Visualization 1: June 24, 2002 AQUA MODIS Data on Earth Map
Visualization 2: Super Typhoon Chataan Image
Visualization 3: Flooding in Southeast Texas (Terra MODIS Image of Area Before Flooding Transitions to AQUA MODIS Image of Flooding)
Visualization 4: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Image
Credit: NASA
ITEM (2): Smoke From Oregon Fires - Aqua MODIS image taken August 12, 2002 of smoke plums from Oregon fires.
Credit: NASA
ITEM (3): AQUA Spacecraft Animation - NASA's latest Earth observing satellite, Aqua, launched Saturday morning, May 4, 2002. Aqua is dedicated to advancing our understanding of Earth's water cycle and our environment.
Credit: NASA
ITEM (4): AQUA MODIS Instrument Animation - Aqua's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument measures visible and infrared light in 36 distinct bands. The MODIS instrument collects data night and day.
MODIS and other instruments on the Aqua spacecraft have begun to generate scientific products about land surface cover, vegetation, phytoplankton in the oceans, fires on land, sea ice cover, snow cover on land, and properties of clouds and aerosols in the atmosphere.
Credits: NASA
ITEM (5): AQUA and TERRA Orbit Animation - Aqua and its sibling spacecraft Terra are part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, a long-term research effort to understand our home planet. Both satellites carry several similar instruments, including MODIS, in addition to their own separate suites of advanced hardware. The satellites follow different but related orbits and cover almost the entire surface of our planet every day in 36 channels ranging from visible to thermal infrared wavelengths. Daily, Terra descends across the equator at 10:30 a.m. in every time zone, while Aqua ascends across the equator at 1:30 p.m. in every time zone. The different timing of the satellites' pole-to-pole orbits enables scientists to focus on different aspects of the Earth's climate system and to see changes within the system during the course of a day.
Credits: NASA
ITEM (6): AQUA Misson Background - Aqua reporter package
Credit: NASA
[First Day in the Life Movie]
[Texas Flood Movie]
[AQUA Movie]
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2002 EARTH SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES |
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Tape Title | Record ID | Date Produced | TRT: | Synopsis |
| AQUA'S MODIS FIRST LIGHT BEGINS MOST COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL EXAMINATION EVER UNDERTAKEN | G02-065 | 8/15/02 | 00:06:25 | The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite opened its Earth-view door on June 24, 2002 and took its first look at our planet. This event, called "first light," marks a milestone in Earth observation, allowing scientists to conduct the most comprehensive daily examination of our planet by providing two MODIS instruments on sister satellites in Earth orbit. Its twin flying aboard NASA's Terra satellite was launched in December 1999. |
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| ITEM (1): The First Day in The Life of AQUA MODIS - In its first day of operations, June 24, 2002, Aqua MODIS observed significant Earth events occurring all over the globe. As Super Typhoon Chataan was rapidly approaching Japan, there was severe flooding in southeast Texas and a vast, thick pall of smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed almost the entire U.S. east coast. MODIS collected and beamed to Earth these images in very near real-time.
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| ITEM (2): Smoke From Oregon Fires - Aqua MODIS image taken August 12, 2002 of smoke plums from Oregon fires. Credit: NASA | ||||
| ITEM (3): AQUA Spacecraft Animation - NASA's latest Earth observing satellite, Aqua, launched Saturday morning, May 4, 2002. Aqua is dedicated to advancing our understanding of Earth's water cycle and our environment. Credit: NASA | ||||
| ITEM (4): AQUA MODIS Instrument Animation - Aqua's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument measures visible and infrared light in 36 distinct bands. The MODIS instrument collects data night and day. MODIS and other instruments on the Aqua spacecraft have begun to generate scientific products about land surface cover, vegetation, phytoplankton in the oceans, fires on land, sea ice cover, snow cover on land, and properties of clouds and aerosols in the atmosphere. Credits: NASA | ||||
| ITEM (5): AQUA and TERRA Orbit Animation - Aqua and its sibling spacecraft Terra are part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, a long-term research effort to understand our home planet. Both satellites carry several similar instruments, including MODIS, in addition to their own separate suites of advanced hardware. The satellites follow different but related orbits and cover almost the entire surface of our planet every day in 36 channels ranging from visible to thermal infrared wavelengths. Daily, Terra descends across the equator at 10:30 a.m. in every time zone, while Aqua ascends across the equator at 1:30 p.m. in every time zone. The different timing of the satellites' pole-to-pole orbits enables scientists to focus on different aspects of the Earth's climate system and to see changes within the system during the course of a day. Credits: NASA | ||||
| ITEM (6): AQUA Misson Background - Aqua reporter package Credit: NASA | ||||
[First Day in the Life Movie] [Texas Flood Movie] [AQUA Movie]
NOTE: The material advertised on this page is a "Video File" and is strictly recommended for the media and production companies. This is NOT a finished production but does contain some narration.
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