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The Blue Marble: NASA True Color Imagery at 1km Resolution
Entry ID: NASA_BLUE_MARBLE

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Summary
Abstract: The NASA Blue Marble features a series of consistently processed datasets
(land, sea ice and clouds)from TERRA Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and related datasets (topography, land cover, city
lights), all at the 1km resolution. They all originate from processing of this
sensor's data through the years 2000-2001 and originate in the final version
from January 2002.

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Description: Related information from NASA Visualization of Remote Sensing
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Reno Stockli
Dataset Title: NASA Blue Marble
Dataset Release Date: 2002
Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD
Dataset Publisher: NASA/Goddard Space Flight
Center
Online Resource: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-01-01
Stop Date: 2001-12-31
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 km
Longitude Resolution: 1 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
NASA DC-8 > NASA Douglas DC-8 Ancillary Description
Instrument
CAPS > Cloud, Aerosol, Precipitation Spectrometer Ancillary Description
PIP > Precipitation Imaging Probe Ancillary Description
CDP > Cloud Droplet Probe Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints none
Use Constraints none
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: gripcaps

Data Center Personnel
Name: GHRC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: 256-961-7932
Fax: 256-961-7859
Email: ghrcdaac at itsc.uah.edu
Contact Address:
GHRC User Services Office
Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC)
320 Sparkman Drive
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35805
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 1.5 Mb
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: none
Personnel
ANDREW HEYMSFIELD
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 303-497-8943
Email: heyms1 at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80307
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-06-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-01

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