Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This film contains two General Circulation Model simulations depicted on a globe, with and without orography. The film is accompanied by a test soundtrack; the narrator discusses the making of the film print. Film title on title frame is "Global Circulation Model, Two-Layer Version, January Simulation." Part 1: "Without orography, sea-level pressure, contour interval = 5 mb." Part 2: "With orography, surface pressure reduced to sea-level, contour interval = 5 mb." Film produced by NCAR. (Color, sound.)
Copyright UCAR
This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
INFO B24 033 General Circulation Model orography 003
This film contains two General Circulation Model simulations depicted on a globe, with and without orography. The film is accompanied by a test soundtrack; the narrator discusses the making of the film print. Film title on title frame is "Global Circulation Model, Two-Layer Version, January Simulation." Part 1: "Without orography, sea-level pressure, contour interval = 5 mb." Part 2: "With orography, surface pressure reduced to sea-level, contour interval = 5 mb." Film produced by NCAR. (Color, sound.)
Copyright UCAR
This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
INFO B24 033 General Circulation Model orography 003










