Google Earth Library

The NASA Earth Observations website has dozens of layers of global scientific data formatted for viewing with Google Earth.

The data is grouped into Ocean, Atmosphere, Energy, Land and Life categories.  The layers are too numerous to list, but they include:

• Sea Surface Temperature
• Chlorophyll Concentration (MODIS)
• Snow Cover & Sea Ice Extent
• Cloud Water Content (MODIS)
• Total Rainfall (TRMM)
• Water Vapor (MODIS)
• Land Surface Temperature
• Radiation
• Active Fires (MODIS)
• Land Cover Classification (MODIS)
• Permafrost
• Vegetation Index [NDVI] (MODIS)
• Population Density

The layers highlighted in red above have been combined into a single network link, which can be downloaded below the screenshot.  This will give you a preview of some of the available data.  Visit the NASA Earth Observation website for the other data  overlays.

Credits NASA Earth Observations Google Earth Library

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There are three maps included in this set of overlays that show the probability of having a white Christmas in the United States with 1-inch, 5-inches, or 10-inches of snow.

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The Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (CIMSS-SSEC) has created a huge set of weather related overlays that can be viewed in Google Earth.

Their program is focused on tropical cyclones, but they also have a large amount of satellite and other data covering at the regional and global levels.  The data available in Google Earth includes:

• Storm tracking and forecast
• Recent satellite imagery
• Sea surface conditions
• Precipitation
• Maximum wind speeds
• Winds aloft analysis (wind shear, vorticity, etc.)
• Satellite animations
• Global Infrared and Water Vapor mosaics

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