Hurricane Ignacio (25 Aug 2003)

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Hurricane Ignacio on August 25, 2003

This animation is of Hurricane Ignacio as it attacks the coast of Baja, California. 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 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.

This animation peels away the clouds over Hurricane Ignacio and shows the underlying 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.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    IMAGE/VIS, TRMM/PR, TRMM/TMI

  • Animation ID

    2797

  • Video ID

    SVS2003-0006

  • Start Timecode

    01:10:44:00

  • End Timecode

    01:13:36:11

  • Animator

    Lori Perkins

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2003/09/08

  • Scientist

    Jeff Halverson (NASA/GSFC)

  • Keywords

    Hurricane, Baja, California

  • DLESE Subject

    Natural hazards, Atmospheric science

  • Data Date

    2003/08/25

  • Animation Type

    Regular