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Images & Animations
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Credit
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Hurricane Isabel Prepares to Make Landfall in North Carolina, September 17, 2003
This animation is of Hurricane Isabel on September 17, 2003 as it barrels toward the East Coast of the United States. At this time, Isabel was packing winds of 115 MPH and is classified as a Category 3 storm. The animation peels away the cloud layer and reveals the storm's rain structure. The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches ofrain 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.
This animation is of Hurricane Isabel on September 17, 2003. The animation peels away the cloud layer and reveals the storm's rain structure. The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches ofrain 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.
Metadata
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Sensor
TRMM/TMI, TRMM/PR, TRMM/VIRS -
Animation ID
2826 -
Video ID
NONE -
Start Timecode
00:00:00:00 -
End Timecode
00:00:00:00 -
Animator
Lori Perkins -
Studio
SVS -
Visualization Date
2003/09/21 -
Scientist
Jeff Halverson (NASA/GSFC) -
Keywords
Hurricane, Rain Structure, North Carolina -
DLESE Subject
Natural hazards, Atmospheric science -
Data Date
2003/09/17 -
Animation Type
Regular