Typhoon Etau

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Typhoon Etau

The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this birds-eye view of Typhoon Etau as it was buffeting the southern island chain of Okinawa, affecting airlines, a refinery and other industries.

A MPEG-2 version.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Animation ID

    2792
  • Video ID

    SVS2003-0003
  • Start Timecode

    01:01:50:00
  • End Timecode

    01:02:20:00
  • Animator

    Stuart A. Snodgrass
  • Studio

    SVS
  • Visualization Date

    2003/08/06
  • Scientist

    Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC)
  • Keywords

    Typhoons, GCMD--Location--Japan
  • DLESE Subject

    Natural hazards
  • Data Date

    2003/08/06, 2003/08/07, 2003/08/08
  • Animation Type

    Regular
  • Other Credits

    ,MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ( (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov))