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Satellite Signals from Space: Smart Science for Understanding Weather and Climate

This video explains how COSMIC satellites monitor our atmosphere, collecting data that is used to improve weather forecasts, monitor the upper atmosphere, and understand our climate.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Animation 2016-2018

Animation showing the monthly variation of sea ice extent in the Antarctic from 2016 through 2018.
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent Animation 2016-2018

Animation showing the monthly variation of sea ice extent in the Arctic from 2016 through 2018.
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The Shape of Raindrops

Did you know that raindrops are not shaped like teardrops? They actually look like tiny hamburgers falling through the sky. Watch this video to learn why!
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Weather Timelapse: Lyons, Colorado, July 4, 2017

This timelapse video was captured July 4, 2017 on Eagle Ridge above Lyons, Colorado near the Front Range of the Rockies by David Niels as part of his research for the Colorado Climate Center.
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Study Past Climate to Predict Future

This movie explains how scientists study past climates to help make better predictions about future climate change.
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Magnetic Field Lines Tangle as Sun Rotates

This short animation shows how the Sun's magnetic field becomes tangled over time as the Sun rotates. This tangled magnetic field gives rise to sunspots and sometimes to solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
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Weather Timelapse: Lyons, Colorado, April 6, 2017

This sunny day video was captured on Eagle Ridge above Lyons, Colorado near the Front Range of the Rockies by David Niels as part of his research for the Colorado Climate Center.
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Visualization of Global Clouds

This visualization shows how simulated clouds and aerosols move through the atmosphere worldwide.
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Visualization of Global Temperatures

This animation shows hourly air temperature from January 1 to February 24, 2014.
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