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Hurricane Ike threatens the entire Gulf Coast on September 12, 2008. The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour and the green region is raining 0.5 inches of inches per hour. Yellow is 1 inch of rain per hour and red is 2 inches of rain per hour.   3560   Hurricane Ike Attacks the Gulf Coast on September 12, 2008
Hurricane Ike strengthens in the Gulf. TRMM observed this 17 km tower.   3559   Hurricane Ike on September 10, 2008 at 1745 UTC
NASA's TRMM satellite peers beneath the clouds to capture this view of Hurricane Ike. The 12 km towers in the outer band, shown in red, lead scientists to believe that the inner eye is eroding as the outer bands are becoming better defined. This could limit rapid intensity development in the very near term.   3558   Hurricane Ike Strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico on September 10, 2008
Hurricane Ike slams into Cuba at 7:04 EDT on September 8, 2008.   3557   Hurricane Ike Slams Cuba on September 8, 2008
Notice the rainbands that power the storm. Hurricane force winds extended outward up to 45 miles from the center of this storm and tropical storm force winds extended outward up to 140 miles.   3553   Hurricane Ike on September 4, 2008
TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR) instrument observed this 17 kilometer tower in the eatern eyewall as Tropical Storm Hanna was intensifying to a category 1 hurricane on September 1, 2008.   3550   Tropical Storm Hanna's Towering Thunderclouds
This animation shows the very dangerous Hurricane Gustav on August 31, 2008.   3545   Hurricane Gustav on August 31, 2008
Hurricane Gustav weakened as it stalled over Haiti. The storm has already killed 22 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.   3543   Hurricane Gustav on August 27, 2008
Hurricane Gustav slams into Haiti. The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour and the green region is raining 0.5 inches of inches per hour.   3542   Hurricane Gustav Slams Haiti
Tropical Storm Fay stalled over Eastern Florida dumping over 24 inches of rain. The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour and the green region is raining 0.5 inches of inches per hour.   3541   Tropical Storm Fay Inundates Florida
Tropical Storm Eduoard on August 5, 2008. Peer through the clouds to see the storms structure. The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour and the green region is raining 0.5 inches of inches per hour.   3536   Tropical Storm Edouard
Hurricane Dean hits the Yucatan Peninsula on August 21, 2007.   3448   Hurricane Dean on August 21, 2007
Hurricane Dean attacks  Jamaica and threatens the Yucatan Peninsula.  The TRMM satellite peers under the clouds to see the rain that powers this intense storm.   3447   Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007
Composite still   3413   Towers in the Tempest
Tropical Cyclone Larry on March 19, 2006 just before it made landfall in Australia.  Look underneath of the clouds to see the rain that powers the storm. 
Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.   3347   Tropical Cyclone Larry on March 19, 2006
TRMM captured 2 very deep Hot Towers in the eyewall of Tropical Storm Wilma.  These towers measured 15-16 km high.   3289   TRMM captures Hot Towers Igniting Hurricane Wilma's Heat Engine
Hurricane Wilma:  October 20, 2005 at 1645Z   3288   Hurricane Wilma on October 20, 2005
Hurricane Wilma attacks the Cayman islands and threatens the Yucatan Pennisula.  Look under the cloud layer to see the rain that powers the storm.   3284   NASA's TRMM Satellite Captures Hurricane Wilma Data on October 20, 2005
Peer through the clouds to see the rainfall that powers Hurricane Wilma.  Blue represents areas where at least 0.25 inches of rain fell per hour.   3283   TRMM Observes Hurricane Wilma on October 19, 2005
Deep convective 15 km clouds (in red) can be seen in the eyewall of Tropical Storm Wilma on October 17, 2005.    3281   Hurricane Wilma's Hot Towers seen by TRMM 10/17/2005 at 1754Z
Tropical Storm Wilma on Monday, October 17, 2005.  The blue region represents where the satellite sees light rainfall.   3280   Hurricane Wilma from TRMM: October 17, 2005
Hurricane Rita on Friday, September 23, 2005.  The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.   3263   Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 23, 2005
Hurricane Rita threatens the gulf coast.  Blue under the clouds represents the energy of the storm, its rain.   3262   Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 22, 2005
Hurricane Rita on September 21, 2005 at 0909Z.  The storm has a 25 nautical mile eye diameter.  Blue represents the rain structure that is fueling the storm.   3260   Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 21, 2005
The TRMM spacecraft's Precipation Radar (PR) instrument observed 18 km towers in the eye wall of Hurricane Rita.   3259   Hurricane Rita's Hot Towers
Hurricane Rita on September 20, 2005.  The colored rainbands beneath the clouds depict the rain that fuels the storm.  Blue represents areas where 0.5 inches of rain per hour.  Green represents 1.0 inches per hour.   3258   Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 20, 2005
Energy-releasing deep convective clouds (to 16 km) in the eyewall of Hurricane Katrina on August 28 occurred while the storm was intensifying to a category 5 classification.    3253   Hurricane Katrina Hot Towers
Anatomy of Hurricane Isabel when it was far out in the Atlantic   3252   Anatomy of Hurricane Isabel
Look under the clouds of Hurricane Ophelia to see the rain that fuels the storm.  Areas of blue indicate regions where 0.5 inches of rain per hour were recorded.   3245   Hurricane Ophelia from TRMM: September 11, 2005 1826 Zulu
Hurricane Ophelia at 1648 Zulu.
Peer under the clouds to see the rain structure fueling the storm.   3244   Hurricane Ophelia from TRMM: September 11, 2005 1648 Zulu
Hurricane Katrina strikes the southeastern Louisiana and the northern gulf coast as a category 4 hurricane. Look under the clouds to see the rainfall that powers the storm.   3219   Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005.  Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.   3218   Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 28, 2005
Portrait image of Hurricane Emily as it makes landfall in Mexico.    3215   Hurricane Emily: July 20, 2005
Hurricane Katrina moves slowly toward Florida and dumps 6 to 10 inches of accumulated rainfall over the region.  In this animation, the amount of rainfall can be seen through color. blue is 0.25 inches per hour.  Green is 0.5 inches per hour.  Yellow is 1 inch per hour and red is 2 or more inches per hour.   3214   Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 25, 2005
This is the view of Hurricane Dennis scene by the TRMM spacecraft on July 6, 2005 at 2i30Z.   3190   Hurricane Dennis on July 6, 2005
TRMM provides this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004, as its eye makes landfall. TRMM lets us see through the clouds. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.   3172   Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure with Cloud Overlay on September 16, 2004
This images shows the hot towers of Hurricane Frances.  The image cuts away the back half of the storm's cloud layer.  The yellow to red stucture is the rain structure of the storm. It has also been cutaway to reveal the eye of the storm.   3145   Hurricane Frances Rain Towers
Look under the clouds to see the rain that fuels the storm.   3134   Hurricane Frances Structure September 1, 2004
The TRMM spacecraft allows us to see beneath the clouds from Hurricane Jeanne to see the rain which powers the storm.   3025   TRMM Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 27, 2004
The TRMM spacecraft allows us to see beneath the clouds from Hurricane Jeanne to see the rain which powers the storm.   3024   TRMM Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) Sees the Power of Hurricane Jeanne on September 26, 2004
The source of power that feeds a hurricane is its rainfall.  The TRMM spacecraft allows us to look beneath the clouds to see the structure of the rain.   3023   TRMM Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) Sees the Power of Hurricane Jeanne on September 25, 2004
September 23, 2004 The blue isosurface represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.   3016   TRMM Precipiation Radar Observes Rain Structure of Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004
 TRMM provides this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004, as its eye makes landfall.  TRMM lets us see through the clouds. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.   3011   Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen by TRMM on September 16, 2004
Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004.  The rain structure is taken by TRMMs Precipitation Radar (PR). Precipitation Radar has a horizontal resolution at the ground of about 2.5 miles (four kilometers) and a swath width of 137 miles (220 kilometers). One of its most important features will be its ability to provide vertical profiles of the rain and snow from the surface up to a height of about 12 miles (20 kilometers). It looks underneath of the storms clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.  High vertical bands on the outside of the storm indicated that Hurricane Ivan was very likely to spawn tornados in Florida and Georgia.   3009   TRMM Looks at the Rain Fueling Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004
Hurricane Isabels structure as a category 4   2997   Hurricane Isabel: Under the Hood (PR and AMSU only)
Hurricane Isabel as a category 3   2996   Hurricane Isabel: Under the Hood (with popout boxes)
Hurricane Isabel as a category 3   2995   Hurricane Isabel: Under the Hood (background only)
Hurricane Frances relative to North America   2990   TRMM Observes Cloud Towers in Hurricane Frances
Isabels rain structure:  The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour.  The green isosurface show 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red displays where more than 2 inches of rain fell per hour.   2827   Hurricane Isabel Batters North Carolina, September 18, 2003
Peel the cloud layer away to see the actual rain structure of Hurricane Isabel on September 17, 2003.   2826   Hurricane Isabel Prepares to Make Landfall in North Carolina, September 17, 2003
Animation of isosurfaces showing the structure of Erin on September 10, 2001.   2821   Recipe of a Hurricane - Spin Around Clouds and Isosurfaces
Hurricane Erin on 9-10-01 as seen through VIRS-IR and GOES-IR.  MODIS-bluemarble is in the background.   2820   Recipe of a Hurricane (Part 2) -- Clouds and Isosurfaces (match rendered)
Hurricane Isabel -  September 15, 2003.  The diameter of the eye measures 40 nautical miles.   2804   Hurricane Isabel Barrels Down on the East Coast, September 15, 2003
The cloud layer   2799   Typhoon Maemi, September 11, 2003
Hurricane Isabel on September 8, 2003.  Red= at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour, green is 1.0 inches of rain, and yellow is 0.5 inches of rain   2798   Hurricane Isabel, September 8, 2003
Hurricane Ignacio hits Baja, California on August 25, 2003.  Look beneath the clouds to see the rain structure that powers the storm.  Red is the heaviest rainfall.   2797   Hurricane Ignacio on August 25, 2003
Hurricane Fabian approaches Bermuda on September 4, 2003.  Look underneath the hood of the storm to see the engine of the storm, rain.  Green represents 0.5 inches of rain per hour, yellow is 1 inch per hour and red is 2 or more inches of rain per hour.   2794   Hurricane Fabian Approaches Bermuda, September 4, 2003
This annotation zooms down to the South China Sea just as Typhoon Koni is causing severe weather problems.   2784   Typhoon Koni Hits South China Sea
Rain structure of Hurricane Claudette   2783   Hurricane Claudette Approached Texas July 15, 2003
The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour.   2661   Tropical Cyclone Zoe Devastates South Pacific Islands, December 29, 2002
Peel away the clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure.  The rain structure is depicted with 5 different isosurfaces.  The first isosurface is grey and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour.  The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour.  The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour.  The forth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour.   2659   Tropical Cyclone Crystal on December 25, 2002
Peel away the clouds to reveal the storms structure.   2647   Tropical Cyclone Boura on November 17, 2002
Scan across the clouds of Tropical Depression 14 to reveal the rain structure.  Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour.  Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour.   2642   Tropical Depression 14 on October 15, 2002
Peel Away the clouds to see the structure.   Light blue shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Green represents at least 1.7 inches of rain.   Yellow is areas with over 2.0 inches of rain fell per hour, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour.   2635   Tropical Storm Kenna on October 22, 2002
The visualization zooms down to Tropical Depression Kyle just about to make landfall over northeastern Florida.   2618   Tropical Depression Kyle, October 10, 2002
This is the rain structure of Hurricane Lili with all of the clouds removed on October 2, 2002.  Yellow denotes areas of rain with 0.5 inches of rain per hour, Green denotes areas of 1.0 inches of rain per hour and Red shows areas with more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour   2563   Hurricane Lili, October 2, 2002
Tropical Storm Isodore   2561   Tropical Storm Isodore Makes Landfall in Louisiana, September 26, 2002
Peel away the clouds of Hurricane Isodore to reveal the rain structure.  Yellow represents areas iwhere at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour.  Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour.   2558   Hurricane Isodore on September 19, 2002
The rain structure of Tropical Storm Gustav: grey is 0.5 inches of rain, green is 1.0 inches of rain, and red is 2.0 inches of rain or more per hour   2552   Hurricane Gustav
Peel away the clouds to reveal Hurricane Hernans rain structure.  Yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain per hour, green is 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red is 2.0 or higher.   2519   Hurricane Hernan, September 1, 2002
This animation zooms down to Typhoon Phanfone just south of Japan.  The structure of the storm is revealed where yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain or more, green shows 1.0 inches of rain and red shows 2.0 inches or more.   2507   Powerful Typhoon Phanfone, August 15, 2002
Peel away the clouds to reveal Tropical Storm Cristobal rain structure. Yellow denotes 0.5+ inches of rain, green denotes 1.0+ inches of rain, and red is 2.0+ inches of rain.     2498   Tropical Storm Cristobal
Viewing the precipitation data along the TRMM swath.   2481   Hurricane Floyd: September 13, 1999
Atlanta, Georgia, showing the rainfall southeast of the city in blue.   2467   Urban Modifications of Rainfall, Georgia
Alabama and Georgia, with Montgomery and Atlanta marked, with rainfall southeast of the cities being shown in blue.   2466   Urban Modifications of Rainfall, Alabama and Georgia
Central and Eastern Texas, with a marking of Dallas, Waco, Austin, and San Antonio, and blue to the south and east of the cities indicating rainfall.   2465   Urban Modifications of Rainfall, Texas
Zoom down to Hurricane Alma on May 29, 2002. Scan across the storm and remove the cloud tops to reveal 3 isosurfaces.  (Yellow = 0.5 inches-hour, Green = 1.0 inches-hour, Red=2.0+ inches-hour   2457   Tropical Cyclone Alma on May 29, 2002
A view of Iris precipitation data, looking southeast.   2274   Hurricane Iris from TRMM: October 9, 2001
Zoom in to view Hurricane Humberto and peel away the clouds to reveal data from the precipitation radar.   2267   Hurricane Humberto during the CAMEX Dropsonde Campaign
A view of the precipitation data as the cloud layer peels away.  Looking northwest.   2204   Typhoon Utor from TRMM: July 5, 2001
Another view along the satellite ground track, with the data fully revealed.   2155   Hurricane Adolph from TRMM: May 28, 2001
Hurricane Keith as the TRMM scan plane slices through the eye.   2090   Hurricane Keith from TRMM: October 2, 2000 (3 Surfaces)
 Monthly average precipitation anomalies for June 1999 from TRMM/PR and TRMM/TMI measurements, shown on a globe   2035   TRMM Anomaly Rainmap Wrapped to a Sphere
TRMM monthly rainfall averages for March 1999, wrapped to a globe.  Red and yellow denote high rainfall amounts.   2034   TRMM Monthly Rainmap Wrapped to a Sphere
Average global rainfall measurements for January 1998   2033   TRMM: Monthly Average Rainmaps from January 1998 through October 2000
Monthly average rainfall over Africa during February 2000 as measured by TRMM, showing the increased precipitation that caused flooding in Mozambique   2031   TRMM: Covers Mozambique Flooding Using Monthly Moving Average Rainfall Measurements
Monthly average rainfall measurements over Honduras during Hurricane Mitch in October 1998, as measured by TRMM   2029   TRMM: Covers Hurricane Mitch over Honduras Using Monthly Average Rainfall Measurements
Global monthly average rainfall during October 1998 as measured by TRMM   2027   TRMM: Covering Hurricane Floyd over North Carolina Using Monthly Average Rainfall Measurements
Global average rainfall measurements during El Nino over the Pacific Ocean during November 1998 as measured by TRMM   2025   TRMM: Covers El Niño/La Niña Event Over the Pacific Using Monthly Average Rainfall Measurements
Monthly average precipitation anomalies for February 2000 from TRMM measurements, showing a view of southern Africa with the increased precipitation that caused flooding in Mozambique   2024   TRMM Rainmap Anomalies: Flooding in Mozambique
Monthly average precipitation anomalies for October 1998 from TRMM measurements, showing Central America with increased precipitation due to Hurricane Mitch   2023   TRMM Rainmap Anomalies: Hurricane Mitch and Honduras
Monthly average precipitation anomalies for September 1999 from TRMM measurements, showing the east coast of the United States with increased precipitation due to Hurricane Floyd   2022   TRMM Rainmap Anomalies: Hurricane Floyd Meets North Carolina
Monthly average precipitation anomalies for May 1998, showing the Pacific Ocean   2021   TRMM Rainmap Anomalies: El Niño/La Niña
Global monthly average precipitation anomalies for January 1998 from TRMM measurements   2020   TRMM Rainmap Anomalies: Whole Earth Views from the TRMM Mission
Movie zooming down to Hurricane Keith and revealing the TRMM precipitation data taken October 5, 2000   2001   Hurricane Keith from TRMM: October 5, 2000
Animation cross-section view of Hurricane Keith off Honduras on October 2, 2000   2000   Hurricane Keith from TRMM: October 2, 2000
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over the Far East as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   1414   Rainfall Anomalies for the Far East from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 1)
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over South America as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   1413   Rainfall Anomalies for South America from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 1)
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over North America as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   1412   Rainfall Anomalies for North America from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 1)
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over the Americas as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   1411   Rainfall Anomalies for the Americas from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 1)
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over the Pacific as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   1410   Rainfall Anomalies over the Pacific Ocean from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 1)
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over the Far East as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   1409   Rainfall Anomalies for the Far East from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 2)
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over South America as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   1408   Rainfall Anomalies for South America from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 2)
Monthly average rainfall over the Far East for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   1407   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: The Far East
Monthly average rainfall over Indonesia for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   1406   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: Indonesia
Monthly average rainfall over North and Central America for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   1405   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: North and Central America
Monthly average rainfall over South and Central America for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   1404   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: South and Central America
Monthly average rainfall over northern Africa for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   1403   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: North Africa
A fly-in to Hurricane Florence on September 13, 2000, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   1152   Hurricane Florence from TRMM: September 13, 2000
A fly-in to Tropical Storm Florence on September 12, 2000, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   1151   Tropical Storm Florence from TRMM: September 12, 2000
An image of the clouds of Hurricane Bonnie taken by GOES on August 26, 1998   1150   Hurricane Bonnie Dissolving 'Crystal Cathedral'
A fly-in to Typhoon Prapiroon on August 31, 2000, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.   1149   Typhoon Prapiroon from TRMM: August 31, 2000
A fly-in to Hurricane Floyd on September 13, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface is revealed.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   1148   Hurricane Floyd from TRMM: September 13, 1999
A fly-in to Hurricane Alberto on August 8, 2000, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   1147   Hurricane Alberto from TRMM: August 8, 2000
A fly-in to Typhoon Bilis on August 22, 2000, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.   1146   Typhoon Bilis from TRMM: August 22, 2000
A fly in to a set of nested 3D isosurfaces of constant precipitation density for Hurricane Bonnie, measured by TRMM on August 22, 1998.  The isosurfaces are removed one by one until only the highest density surface remains, then the surfaces are restored in reverse order.   1032   Hurricane Bonnie (1998) Dissolving 'Crystal Cathedral' View of Precipitation with TRMM Data
A fly in to a set of nested 3D isosurfaces of constant precipitation density for Hurricane Bonnie, measured by TRMM on August 22, 1998   1031   Hurricane Bonnie (1998) 'Crystal Cathedral' View of Precipitation with TRMM Data
Correlated water droplet size and fires over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998   755   TRMM Biomass Burning - Smoke Inhibits Rainfall: Water Droplet Size and Fire March 1, 1998
Correlated water droplet size, precipitation, fires, and cloud cover over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998   754   TRMM Biomass Burning: Water Droplet Size, Precipitation and Fires with Cloud Cover March 1, 1998
Correlated water droplet size, precipitation, and fires over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998   753   TRMM Biomass Burning - Smoke Inhibits Rainfall: Water Droplet Size, Precipitation and Fires March 1, 1998
Precipitation over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998   752   TRMM Biomass Burning: Precipitation March 1, 1998
Water droplet size correlated with precipitation over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998   751   TRMM Biomass Burning: Water Droplet Size and Precipitation March 1, 1998
Water droplet size for precipitation over Borneo on March 1, 1998   750   TRMM Biomass Burning: Water Droplet Size March 1, 1998
Hot spots from biomass burning indicated on a topographic map of Borneo   749   TRMM Biomass Burning: Hot Spots on March 1, 1998
Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo   748   TRMM Biomass Burning: Smoke Inhibits Rainfall Cloud Cover with Fires March 1, 1998
A fly-in to Hurricane Irene on October 14, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   734   Hurricane Irene from TRMM: October 14, 1999
A fly-in to Hurricane Gert on September 16, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   729   Hurricane Gert from TRMM: September 16, 1999
A fly-in to Hurricane Floyd on September 16, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   728   Hurricane Floyd from TRMM: September 16, 1999
A fly-in to Hurricane Floyd on September 13, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   726   Hurricane Floyd from TRMM: September 13, 1999
A fly-in to Hurricane Dennis on August 27, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   722   Hurricane Dennis from TRMM: August 27, 1999 (slower)
A fly-in to Hurricane Dennis on August 27, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   721   Hurricane Dennis from TRMM: August 27, 1999
A fly-in to Tropical Storms Emily and Cindy on August 25, 1999, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   720   Tropical Storms Emily and Cindy from TRMM: August 25, 1999
An animation of the TRMM satellite taking measurements of Cyclone Susan, followed by a slice through the cyclone showing a surface of constant precipitation density colored by surface rainfall amounts.  Data taken by TRMM on January 7, 1998.   553   Cyclone Susan
A zoom to Central America showing the monthly average rainfall for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   318   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: Central America Zoom
Monthly average rainfall over Africa for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   317   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: Africa
A rotating globe showing the monthly average rainmap for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   316   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: Rotating Globe
A zoom to a rotating globe showing the monthly average rainfall for September 1998 as measured by TRMM.  High rainfall rates are in red.   315   TRMM Rainmap for September 1998: Zoom to Rotating Globe
Global monthly average precipitation anomalies as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   311   Global Rainfall Anomalies from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 2)
Monthly average precipitation anomalies over North America as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   310   North American Rainfall Anomalies: January 1997 through February 1998
Global monthly average precipitation anomalies as measured by TRMM for January 1997 through February 1998   309   Global Rainfall Anomalies from TRMM: January, 1997, through February, 1998 (Version 1)
Global cumulative precipitation anomaly as measured by TRMM for the period January 1997 through Februaru 1998.  Red indicates 10 feet more precipitation than normal during this period and green indicates 10 feet less than normal.   308   Global Cumulative Precipitation Anomaly from TRMM: January 1997 through February 1998
This animation shows a fly-in to Hurricane Bonnie showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM on August 22, 1998.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.   227   Hurricane Bonnie from TRMM with Cloud Tower: August 22, 1998 (Short Version)
This animation shows a fly-in to Hurricane Bonnie showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM on August 22, 1998.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.   222   Hurricane Bonnie from TRMM with Cloud Tower: August 22, 1998 (Long Version)
A fly-in to Hurricane Mitch on October 27, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface is revealed, then a second surface of higher precipitation is revealed.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   221   Hurricane Mitch from TRMM: October 27, 1998 with Two Surfaces
A three-dimensional view of the cloud structure of Hurricane Mitch   220   Hurricane Mitch from TRMM: October 27, 1998
Precipitation rates on the ground superimposed on an cloud image of Hurricane Georges taken on September 27, 1998.  Red represents regions of highest rainfall.   216   Hurricane Georges from TRMM: September 27, 1998
An image of Hurricane Georges taken by the VIRS instrument on TRMM on September 27, 1998.   215   Hurricane Georges from TRMM: September 24, 1998
A fly-in to Hurricane Georges on September 23, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.   214   Hurricane Georges from TRMM: September 23, 1998
A fly along to TRMMs orbital path on September 2, 1998, showing the three-dimensional
structure of the precipitation of four hurricanes, Howard, Isis, Earl, and Danielle, as measured by the
Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored
by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.   213   TRMM Hurricane Alley: September 2, 1998
A fly-in to Hurricane Earl on September 2, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   212   Hurricane Earl from TRMM: September 2, 1998
A low angle view of the 18 km Hurricane Bonnie cloud tower   211   Hurricane Bonnie from TRMM and GOES with Cloud Tower: August 22, 1998
A fly-in to Hurricane Bonnie on August 25, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM.  In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.  The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.   210   Hurricane Bonnie from TRMM: August 25, 1998
Hurricane Bonnie; looking inside the storm.   209   Hurricane Bonnie from TRMM: August 22, 1998
A moving plane slices through cloud data from a storm over Houston revealing a surface of constant precipitation density colored by ground rainfall amounts.  Data measured by instruments on TRMM.   198   Slice through a Houston Storm using TRMM Data (Second version)
A rotating view of surfaces of constant precipitation density colored by ground rainfall amounts for a storm over Houston on February 10, 1998, as measured by TRMM.  The intense precipitation front in clearly visible in red.   195   TRMM Precipitation Radar Measurements of a Houston Storm
A moving plane slices through cloud data from a storm over Houston revealing a surface of constant precipitation density colored by ground rainfall amounts.  Data measured by instruments on TRMM.   194   Slice through a Houston Storm using TRMM Data
Fly up to a surface of constant precipitation density colored by ground rainfall amounts for a storm over Houston on February 10, 1998, as measured by TRMM.  The intense precipitation front in clearly visible in red.  TRMM infrared data is shown within the orbital data swath.   193   Fly up to Houston Storm using TRMM Precipitation Radar and Infrared Data
Surfaces of constant precipitation density colored by ground rainfall amounts for a storm over Houston on February 10, 1998, as measured by TRMM.  The intense precipitation front in clearly visible in red.   192   Houston Storm from TRMM: Infrared and Precipitation Radar Data
Surfaces of constant precipitation density colored by ground rainfall amounts for a storm over Houston on February 10, 1998, as measured by TRMM.  The intense precipitation front in clearly visible in red.   191   Houston Storm from TRMM: Precipitation Radar Data
Slice through Cyclone Susan showing a surface of constant precipitation density colored by surface rainfall amounts, from TRMM infrared and Precipitation Radar data taken January 7, 1998   190   Slice through Cyclone Susan - TRMM Infrared and Precipitation Radar Data


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