SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING CLIMATE SYSTEM MODELS

摘要

The invention provides a method for generating and displaying earth science system models where global earth data is collected, the global earth data including image data and text data, the global earth data further including atmospheric data, hydrospheric data, lithospheric data, biospheric data, and/or anthrospheric data. Still graphical reference images may also be available as overlays. The collected global data is processed into images and common format data products. There are two types of images, a base layer, which included the data over a map of the earth and the overlay, which has just the data and not earth image. The second global image (transparency layer) can be superimposed over the first global image (base layer). A use can select one of the base layer data, the adjustable transparency layer data, the time range, the global orientation and speed, the rate of data advancement, and a zoom function.