Uploaded December 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Using a new 3 dimensional visualization tool developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Climate Model Data Service (CDS), scientists are able to better examine the patterns of heat waves.

This science story spotlights the UV-CDAT (Ultrascale Visualization Climate Data Analysis Tool) and explores how climatologists are utilizing it to investigate the space and time extent of these potentially catastrophic weather events.

For more information, please visit cds.nccs.nasa.gov.