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Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen by TRMM on September 16, 2004
Instrument:
TRMM/PR
Instrument:
GOES-8/Imager
Instrument:
TRMM/TMI
Instrument:
TRMM/VIRS
Description:
TRMM provides this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004, as its eye makes landfall. TRMM lets us see through the clouds. 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.
Abstract:
NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Ivan. TRMM snapped this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004, just before the storm strikes land. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). 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.
Completed:
2004-09-16
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Lori Perkins (Lead)
Animator:
Greg Shirah
Scientist:
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
Series:
Hurricanes
Series:
TRMM 3D Hurricanes
Data Collected:
2004/09/16
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
Atmospheric science
Keywords:
SVS
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Location
Keywords:
HDTV
Keywords:
Hurricane
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Natural hazards
Keywords:
Atmosphere
Keywords:
Atmospheric Phenomena
Keywords:
Louisiana
Keywords:
Rain
Keywords:
Florida
Keywords:
New Orleans
Keywords:
Tornados
Keywords:
Alabama
Keywords:
Mobile
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Louisiana
facet_where:
Alabama
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
September 16, 2004
facet_when:
September 15, 2004
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Imager
facet_what:
Hurricane Ivan
facet_what:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
facet_when_year:
2004
Animation Number:
3011
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003000/a0030 11/ivan09_16.0235-IM AGE
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen by TRMM on September 16, 2004