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This gallery displays images, movies, podcasts, and slideshows relevant to NASA's salinity missions. Click on the images for enlarged views or to play movies and podcasts. Click on the [more] links for additional information.
Aquarius Mission Composite Image: 25-Aug-11 to 05-May-15 [more]
Radiometer Measurement Geometry of the Aquarius Sensor [more]
SMAP Measurement Geometry Showing Radiometer and Low-Resolution Swath [more]
Where is The Water On Earth? [more]
Aquarius Mission Composite Image: 25-Aug-11 to 05-May-15 [more]
Constituents of Seawater [more]
SMAP Antenna Beam Footprint [more]
SMAP Instrument [more]
SMAP Sea Surface Salinity - June 12, 2015 [more]
Aquarius at AGU 2015 - Hyperwall [more]
Long Term Composite Image: 01-Jan-12 to 31-Dec-12 [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D Logo [more]
Long-Term Composite Image: 25-Aug-11 to 07-Jul-12 [more]
Aquarius Satellite Maps Ocean Salinity Structure [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D Tracks [more]
Brightness Temperature vs. Sea Surface Temperature [more]
Ground Station in Córdoba, Argentina (View at Night) [more]
Long-Term Composite Image: 28-Aug-11 to 29-Nov-11 [more]
Average Salinity From Historical Ship and Buoy Data [more]
Comparison of Historical and Simulated Sea Surface Salinity [more]
The Earth Science Satellites of NASA (2011) [more]
First Light Map [more]
Launch of Aquarius/SAC-D Satellite [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D Satellite in Launch Fairing [more]
Aquarius Instrument at Vandenberg Air Force Base [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D Inside Environmental Test Chamber [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D Outside Environmental Test Chamber [more]
Long-Term Composite Image: 25-Aug-11 to 04-Jun-12 [more]
Aquarius Instrument [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D - Stowed and Deployed Configurations [more]
Evaporation and Precipitation in the Western Hemisphere [more]
Annual Mean Surface Salinity Data [more]
Visualization of Aquarius/SAC-D Solar Panels [more]
Surface Salinities of the Oceans [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D in INVAP Clean Room [more]
Aquarius Detects Possible Effects of Tropical Storm Lee [more]
Aquarius Instrument in JPL Clean Room [more]
Water Cycle Diagram [more]
Sea Surface Temperature of the Gulf Stream [more]
Artist Depiction of Aquarius/SAC-D Observatory in Orbit [more]
Global Sea Surface Salinity Values [more]
H.M.S Challenger [more]
Historical Surface Salinity Measurements [more]
Water Cycle Effects on Ocean Salinity [more]
Evaporation Minus Precipitation 1981-2002 [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D Observatory Diagram [more]
Schematic Diagram of Aquarius in Deploy-ready Mode [more]
Geophysical Contributions to Satellite Salinity Measurements [more]
CONAE and NASA Components of the Aquarius/SAC-D Observatory [more]
Aquarius Instrument Diagram [more]
Aquarius Prototype, PALS [more]
Mission Operations Center, Córdoba, Argentina [more]
Command and Telemetry Antenna, Córdoba, Argentina [more]
Aquarius Prototype in C-130 [more]
Visualization of the Aquarius/SAC-D Spacecraft [more]
Aquarius PI Gary Lagerloef and the SAC-D Service Platform [more]
Average Evaporation Minus Precipitation [more]
Passive-Active L- and S-Band (PALS) Sensor - Aircraft Validation [more]
Global Sea Surface Temperature Values [more]
SMAP Salinity / Soil Moisture Animation: April 2015 to June 2019 [more]
SMAP Sea Surface Salinity and Soil Moisture Time Lapse [more]
Saildrone Data Animation from Baja Campaign [more]
NASA's SMAP Mission Captures the Land/Ocean Response to 2017 Hurricanes [more]
Earth's Water Cycle [more]
Optimally Interpolated Sea Surface Salinity (OISS) Animation [more]
Amazon River Freshwater Discharge [more]
RSS SMAP Sea Surface Salinity 70km 8-Day Global Animation [more]
SMAP in Earth Orbit [more]
Ocean Surface and Deep Currents [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Density [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Density (Mollweide) [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Temperature [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Temperature (Mollweide) [more]
The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate [more]
Ocean Alkalinity, 2011 to 2015 [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity, 2011-2015 (Flat Map) [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity, 2011-2015 (Mollweide) [more]
Launch, Deploy and Scan Pattern of the SMAP Satellite [more]
NASA On Air: NASA Tracks Amazon Plume and Ocean Salinity
Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity, 2011-2014 (Rotating Globe) [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity, 2011-2014 (Flat Map) [more]
Aquarius Soil Moisture (Narrated) [more]
Aquarius Soil Moisture [more]
Aquarius Soil Moisture [more]
Seasonal Variation of Wind Speed [more]
KCTS Interview with Gary Lagerloef, Part 1 [more]
KCTS Interview with Gary Lagerloef, Part 2 [more]
KCTS Interview with Gary Lagerloef, Part 3 [more]
KCTS Interview with Gary Lagerloef, Part 4 [more]
KCTS Interview with Gary Lagerloef, Part 5 [more]
Composite Movie Showing the First Year of Aquarius Data
Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity Flat Maps 2012 [more]
Changes in Global Sea Surface Salinity [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity Tour 2012 (Spanish Language) [more]
Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity Tour 2012 (English Language) [more]
Perpetual Ocean [more]
Global View of Sea Surface Salinity From September to December 2011 [more]
Temperature and Surface Currents: Atlantic & Eastern Pacific Ocean [more]
Temperature and Surface Currents: Indian & Western Pacific Ocean [more]
Hyperwall Show: Earth Observing Fleet with Suomi NPP and Aquarius [more]
Thermohaline Circulation Using Improved Flow Field [more]
Aquarius Yields NASA’s First Global Map of Ocean Salinity [more]
Collection of Data Swaths Using the Aquarius Instrument [more]
Large Scale Salinity Distribution Features Measured by Aquarius [more]
Power of Sea Salt [more]
Launch of Aquarius! (YouTube) [more]
Aquarius Launch Update: Episode 5 [more]
Aquarius/SAC-D Delta II Post-Launch News Conference (UStream)
NASA Aquarius Mission Launch (UStream)
Aquarius Prepares for Launch: Episode 4 [more]
Aquarius Pre-Launch News Conference and Science Briefing (UStream)
Aquarius Prepares for Launch: Episode 3 [more]
Aquarius Prepares for Launch: Episode 2 [more]
Aquarius Pre-Launch Briefing From NASA HQ (UStream)
Aquarius: Studying the Salt of the Sea [more]
Ocean Circulation [more]
Aquarius Satellite & Data Pre-launch Beauty Shot [more]
Aquarius [more]
Water Cycle [more]
Climate [more]
Aquarius Prepares for Launch: Episode 1 [more]
Importance of Salinity [more]
Fluids that Moderate Climate [more]
Salinity and Climate [more]
Satellites View Earth in a Different Light [more]
Monitoring Impacts By Satellite [more]
Viewing Phytoplankton From Space [more]
Excitement About Aquarius Launch [more]
Aquarius Satellite Sensor [more]
How Aquarius Works [more]
Oceanographers Will "Catch Up" [more]
Climate Change and the Global Ocean [more]
Getting the Full Picture [more]
Ocean Overturning and Heat Distribution [more]
Viewing Ocean Change by Satellite [more]
Geographic Variation in Salinity [more]
Density Effects [more]
Salt of the Earth: Salinity, Temperature & Density [more]
Salt of the Earth: Ocean Atmosphere Circulation Helps Moderate Climate [more]
Salt of the Earth: Climate Change Impacts on Salinity [more]
Melting Ice, Rising Seas: Global Warming & Ocean Change [more]
Melting Ice, Rising Seas: Studying Change in Ice Sheets & Glaciers [more]
Melting Ice, Rising Seas: Ice Melt & Sea Level Rise [more]
Melting Ice, Rising Seas: Coastal Impacts of Sea Level Rise [more]
Melting Ice, Rising Seas [more]
Salt of the Earth [more]
Water, Water Everywhere: Condensation & Precipitation [more]
Water, Water Everywhere: Sun Fuels Evaporation [more]
The Water Cycle [more]
Water, Water Everywhere: Water Cycle & Climate Change [more]
Water, Water Everywhere! [more]
Keeping Up With Carbon [more]
Thermohaline Circulation - The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt [more]
Sea Surface Density [more]
Sea Surface Temperature [more]
Sea Surface Salinity [more]
The Carbon Cycle [more]
ARGO Float Animation [more]
Impact of Climate Change on Ocean Chemistry Has Far Reaching Effects
Mission Development Since the First Light Image
Oceans and Climate Change
Mapping the Salt of the Sea
Scenes from the JPL Clean Room [more]
Observatory Integration and Testing [more]
Shipment to Sáo José dos Campos, Brazil [more]
Final Environmental Testing [more]
Transport to Vandenburg AFB [more]
Observatory Integration [more]
Launch Activities [more]
Aquarius Presentations [more]
Aquarius Pre-Launch Workshop [more]
JPL Salinity Workshop [more]
Aquarius Scientist Receives International Award [more]