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Heavy Rainfall Leads to Southern California Mudslides (WMS)
In January 2005, heavy rains in southern California caused flooding and mudslides. A flow of moisture known as a 'Pineapple Express' because it originates in the Pacific subtropics near Hawaii can cause severe winter storms in California when conditions are right. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) observered heavy rainfall near San Diego during a five-day period in January 2005. This visualization shows accumulation of rainfall--each frame shows the total amount of rain since the start of the measurement period.

This animation shows accumulated rainfall from 2005-01-06 through 2005-01-11. Each frame covers a three-hour period. Each image pixel is 0.25 degrees on a side; the total area covered is 20x20 degrees in longitude and latitude (80x80 pixels).    This animation shows accumulated rainfall from 2005-01-06 through 2005-01-11. Each frame covers a three-hour period. Each image pixel is 0.25 degrees on a side; the total area covered is 20x20 degrees in longitude and latitude (80x80 pixels).
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Color scale for accumulated rainfall. Values above 20cm are shown as dark red. Values below 5cm are increasingly transparent to allow a background image to show through. 		   Color scale for accumulated rainfall. Values above 20cm are shown as dark red. Values below 5cm are increasingly transparent to allow a background image to show through.

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Animation Number:3148
Animator:Jeff de La Beaujardiere (SVS) (Lead)
Completed:2005-04-22
Scientist:Robert Adler (NASA/GSFC)
Instrument:TRMM/TMI
Data set:Rainfall Accumulation
Series:WMS
Keywords:
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Rain
GCMD >> Location >> Pacific Ocean
GCMD >> Location >> United States Of America
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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/ca_rains.html
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