Rain Structure of Hurricane Jeanne (23 Sep 2004)
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Credit
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
TRMM Precipiation Radar Observes Rain Structure of Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004
NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Jeanne. TRMM recorded this view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the rain structure is seen by TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. 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.
September 23, 2004 The red isosurface represents areas with at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.