Hurricane Isabel Before Landfall, North Carolina (17 Sep 2003)

  • 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.

Peel the cloud layer away to see the actual rain structure of Hurricane Isabel on September 17, 2003.

Metadata

  • 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