NASA Daily News Summary – Media Advisory m00-007

NASA Daily News Summary

For Release: Jan. 11, 2000

Media Advisory m00-007

SUMMARY:
NASA ADMINISTRATOR HIGHLIGHTS AGENCY’S ROLE IN IMPROVING CLIMATE AND

WEATHER PREDICTION
Video File for Jan. 11, 2000
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NASA ADMINISTRATOR HIGHLIGHTS AGENCY’S ROLE IN IMPROVING CLIMATE AND

WEATHER PREDICTION
In a keynote address to weather forecasters at their annual convention, NASA Administrator Daniel

S. Goldin yesterday outlined the space agency’s role in studying Earth’s climate — a commitment to

scientific research and technology development that will help forecasters make more accurate weather

predictions in the new millennium. For the future, NASA has set goals for its Earth Sciences research

and technology development projects that  may result in new satellite technologies and models to help

National Weather Service replace the common three- to five-day forecasts of today with accurate 10-

to 14-day forecasts, Goldin added.
NASA Headquarters contact: David E. Steitz (Phone:  202/358-1730)
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Video File for Jan. 11, 2000
Video File for Jan. 11, 2000
Item 1  – NASA Technology Improved Weather Forecasting in 1999
NASA is getting better at predicting weather.  Wth the use of satellite data and

better computer modeling techniques, meteorologists in the next ten years

may be able to predict El Nino weather conditions potentially 15 months  in

advance and detect hurricanes far enough ahead to help protect lives and

property, according to NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin.  The following

video details several NASA weather missions that will help accomplish these

goals.
HQ Contact – Dave Steitz 202/358-1730.
Item 1a – Landsat 7 – Mapping Cities
Landsat 7 is an Earth-mapping mission that provides imagery of the planet

from space that can be used to understand natural events all over the world.

Building on a 27-year heritage of data, Landsat 7 helps researchers

understand the effects of hurricanes and monitor fires and droughts.  These

views show the cities of San Francisco, Rome, Paris, and New York.  TRT –

3:13
Video courtesy NASA
Center contact: Wade Sisler 301/286-6256
Item 1b – Quikscat – Tracking Ocean Winds

Quikscat, a satellite launched last spring that tracks wind currents over the

ocean’s surface, is providing information that can help scientists understand

the interactions between Earth’s oceans and the atmosphere. This data can

help predict the evolution and movement of severe storms.  TRT – 1:56
Video Courtesy NASA
Center contact: Diane Ainsworth 818/354-5011
Item 1c – Topex-Poseidon Looks at Sea Surfaces
A joint NASA-French mission that uses radar to study ocean surface

topography and heat content gives two more clues as to how El Nino and

other ocean events affect the weather that crosses our nation each day.

Animation depicts the evolution and decrease of the El Nino warm water pool

from Dec. 1996-March 1998. The warm water pool is red and white and the

La Nina cold water pool is blue and purple.  TRT – 2:01
Video Courtesy NASA
Center contact:  Diane Ainsworth 818/354-5011
Item 1d – TRMM Aids Hurricane Research
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, a joint NASA-Japanese mission,

continues to provide profound new insights into events such as hurricanes,

modeling them in 3-D while showing how energy is used within the storm. The

following animation shows the hurricane swath in 1998 and a 3-D working

model of a hurricane.   TRT – :34
Video Courtesy NASA/NASDA
Center contact: Wade Sisler 301/286-6256
Item 1e – Terra: A planet-wide system
Terra, launched in Dec. 1999, will enable new research into the ways that

Earth’s lands, oceans, air, ice and life function as a total planet-wide system.

Terra is the first spacecraft of the Earth Observing Satellite (EOS) series to be

launched and will provide comprehensive, daily information on the health of

the planet.

TRT – 3:02
Video Courtesy NASA
Center contact: Wade Sisler 301/286-6256
Item 1f – Acrimsat: Measuring the Sun’s Energy
Launched in Dec. 1999, the Acrimsat mission is designed to measure Total

Solar Irradiance (TRI), or the impact on Earth of the Sun’s energy, during its

five-year mission life.  Acrimsat is also part of the Earth Observing Satellite

series.  TRT – :58
Video Courtesy NASA
Center contact:  Diane Ainsworth 818/354-5011
Item 2 – Reversal of Magnetic Fields on Europa (Replay) 
This animation depicts the movement of Europa’s magnetic field, which

reverses direction every 5-1/2 hours. The animation was developed from

data taken by the Galileo spacecraft.  TRT – :30
HQ Contact – Doug Isbell 202/358-1753
Center Contact – Mary Hardin 818/354-5011
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