Cyclone Susan

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Cyclone Susan

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was launched in November 1997. An early TRMM observation was Cyclone Susan, which barreled through the South Pacific Ocean in the second week of January 1998. TRMM measured the storm's rain height and coverage.

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.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    TRMM/VIRS, TRMM/PR

  • Animation ID

    553

  • Video ID

    SVS1999-0001

  • Start Timecode

    01:04:52:29

  • End Timecode

    01:05:47:23

  • Animator

    Greg Shirah, Steve Maher

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    1999/01/21

  • Scientist

    Chris Kummerow (NASA/GSFC)

  • Keywords

    Cyclones

  • DLESE Subject

    Natural hazards, Atmospheric science

  • Data Date

    1998/01/07

  • Animation Type

    Regular