Rain Structure of Hurricane Jeanne (23 Sep 2004)

  • 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.

TRMM sees the power behind Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's 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 storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    TRMM/PR, TRMM/VIRS, TRMM/TMI

  • Animation ID

    3016

  • Video ID

    none

  • Start Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • End Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • Animator

    Lori Perkins

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2004/09/23

  • Scientist

    Jeff Halverson (NASA/GSFC)

  • Keywords

    Jeanne, Florida, rainfall, GCMD--Location--Bahamas

  • DLESE Subject

    National hazards, atmospheric science

  • Data Date

    2004/09/23

  • Animation Type

    Regular