Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido la información de la Agencia Espacial NASA, sobre una nuevo formato en simulación, muy bien logrado; como está distribuido el Dióxido de Carbono sobre la Atmósfera alrededor del Globo Terraqueo, según el video es alarmante observar el desplazamiento de los gases tal como lo conocemos del "efecto Invernadero": NASA.. nos dice"..Un modelo de computadora de la NASA de ultra alta resolución ha dado a los científicos una nueva mirada impresionante en la forma de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera se desplaza por todo el mundo. Columnas de dióxido de carbono en el remolino de la simulación y el cambio ya que los vientos dispersan el gas de efecto invernadero lejos de sus fuentes..."
"...Columnas de dióxido de carbono en el remolino de la simulación y el cambio ya que los vientos dispersan el gas de efecto invernadero lejos de sus fuentes. La simulación también ilustra las diferencias en los niveles de dióxido de carbono en los hemisferios norte y sur y los cambios distintos en las concentraciones de dióxido de carbono a nivel mundial como el ciclo de crecimiento de las plantas y los árboles cambia con las estaciones...."
An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has
given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
travels around the globe. Plumes of carbon dioxide in the simulation swirl and
shift as winds disperse the greenhouse gas away from its
sources.
Image Credit:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/B.
Putman
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An ultra-high-resolution NASA
computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere travels around the globe.
Plumes of carbon dioxide in the simulation swirl and shift as winds disperse
the greenhouse gas away from its sources. The simulation also illustrates
differences in carbon dioxide levels in the northern and southern hemispheres
and distinct swings in global carbon dioxide concentrations as the growth cycle
of plants and trees changes with the seasons.
Scientists have made ground-based measurements of carbon dioxide for decades
and in July NASA launched the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite to
make global, space-based carbon observations. But the simulation – the product
of a new computer model that is among the highest-resolution ever created – is
the first to show in such fine detail how carbon dioxide actually moves through
the atmosphere.
“While the presence of carbon dioxide has dramatic global consequences, it’s
fascinating to see how local emission sources and weather systems produce
gradients of its concentration on a very regional scale,” said Bill Putman, lead
scientist on the project from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Maryland. “Simulations like this, combined with data from observations, will
help improve our understanding of both human emissions of carbon dioxide and
natural fluxes across the globe.”
The carbon dioxide visualization was produced by a computer model called
GEOS-5, created by scientists at NASA Goddard’s Global Modeling and Assimilation
Office. In particular, the visualization is part of a simulation called a
“Nature Run.” The Nature Run ingests real data on atmospheric conditions and the
emission of greenhouse gases and both natural and man-made particulates. The
model is then is left to run on its own and simulate the natural behavior of the
Earth’s atmosphere. This Nature Run simulates May 2005 to June 2007.
While Goddard scientists have been tweaking a “beta” version of the Nature
Run internally for several years, they are now releasing this updated, improved
version to the scientific community for the first time. Scientists are
presenting a first look at the Nature Run and the carbon dioxide visualization
at the SC14 supercomputing conference this week in New Orleans.
“We’re very excited to share this revolutionary dataset with the modeling and
data assimilation community,” Putman said, “and we hope the comprehensiveness of
this product and its ground-breaking resolution will provide a platform for
research and discovery throughout the Earth science community.”
In the spring of 2014, for the first time in modern history, atmospheric
carbon dioxide – the key driver of global warming – exceeded 400 parts per
million across most of the northern hemisphere. Prior to the Industrial
Revolution, carbon dioxide concentrations were about 270 parts per million.
Concentrations of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere continue to increase,
driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels.
Despite carbon dioxide’s significance, much remains unknown about the
pathways it takes from emission source to the atmosphere or carbon reservoirs
such as oceans and forests. Combined with satellite observations such as those
from NASA’s recently launched OCO-2, computer models will help scientists better
understand the processes that drive carbon dioxide concentrations.
The Nature Run also simulates winds, clouds, water vapor and airborne
particles such as dust, black carbon, sea salt and emissions from industry and
volcanoes.
The resolution of the model is approximately 64 times greater than that of
typical global climate models. Most other models used for long-term,
high-resolution climate simulations resolve climate variables such as
temperatures, pressures, and winds on a horizontal grid consisting of boxes
about 50 kilometers (31 miles) wide. The Nature Run resolves these features on
a horizontal grid consisting of boxes only 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) wide.
The Nature Run simulation was run on the NASA Center for Climate Simulation’s
Discover supercomputer cluster at Goddard Space Flight Center. The simulation
produced nearly four petabytes (million billion bytes) of data and required 75
days of dedicated computation to complete.
In addition to providing a striking visual description of the movements of an
invisible gas like carbon dioxide, as it is blown by the winds, this kind of
high-resolution simulation will help scientists better project future climate.
Engineers can also use this model to test new satellite instrument concepts to
gauge their usefulness. The model allows engineers to build and operate a
“virtual” instrument inside a computer.
Using GEOS-5 in tests known as Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSE)
allows scientists to see how new satellite instruments might aid weather and
climate forecasts.
“While researchers working on OSSEs have had to rely on regional models to
provide such high-resolution Nature Run simulations in the past, this global
simulation now provides a new source of experimentation in a comprehensive
global context,” Putman said. “This will provide critical value for the design
of Earth-orbiting satellite instruments.”
For detailed views of various parts of the world, visit:
For more information about NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, visit:
For more information about the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office,
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Guillermo Gonzalo Sánchez Achutegui
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