Nature 2-minute look

Watch the whole planet breathe.

NASA’s Blue Marble composite of Earth’s Western Hemisphere, with oceans, land and swirling cloud systems.

Trace flowing ribbons of wind around the globe. This interactive map turns weather-model data into something you can explore: rotate the Earth, zoom into a coastline, or follow a current somewhere unfamiliar.

Source: earth.nullschool.net

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http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=57723

Creator: Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds) Robert Simmon (enhancements: ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation) Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights).

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