2007 EARTH SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES |
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| THE OCEAN CHROMATIC | G07-062 | 9/19/07 | 10:00 | For ten years, a low cost, low power observatory called SeaWiFS has been taking the daily pulse of life on Earth and recording it for scientific examination. As NASA marks the instrument's 10th anniversary and celebrates the mighty staying power of this miniscule research device-still hard at work to this day-we'll take a look at some of the program's greatest hits, its scientific legacy, and the value of the mission overall.
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| ITEM (1): Reporter Package
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (2): 10 Years of SeaWiFS Operations - Following nearly ten years of operation SeaWiFS has amassed an unprecedented image of the Earth's average ocean productivity.
Courtesy: NASA/GeoEye
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| ITEM (3): SeaWiFS Chlorophyll Concentrations - SeaWiFS measures chlorophyll concentrations on the Earth. Those measurements provide a gauge for how productive plant life may be in a given area.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (4): Phytoplankton - Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that grow in the top layer of the ocean. Studied from space, these tiny oxygen factories provide a wealth of information about the state of the Earth's health.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (5): SeaWiFS Launch - Launched on board a Pegasus rocket in January 1997, the SeaWiFS instrument continues to deliver important data about the health of our planet.
Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (6): Selected Soundbites With Dr. Gene Feldman, Project Manager and Dr. Paula Bontempi, Program Scientist
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