Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Hurricane Frances Structure September 1, 2004
Instrument:
TRMM/PR
Instrument:
TRMM/TMI
Instrument:
TRMM/VIRS
Description:
Look under the Hurricane Francess clouds to see the rain structure. Spikes in the rain structure known as Towers indicate the strengthening of the storm. THe bands are colored according to rain intensity. Blue is .25 inches of rain per hour. Green is 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is 1.0 inches of rain and red is 2.0 inches of rain per hour.
Abstract:
NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand the underlying rain structure beneath Hurricane Frances on September 1, 2004. Here large and powerful towers are making the hurricane stronger. The rain bands are colored to represent rain intensity. 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 inch of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.
Completed:
2005-03-24
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Lori Perkins (Lead)
Scientist:
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
Series:
Hurricanes
Data Collected:
2004/09/01
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
Atmospheric science
Keywords:
SVS
Keywords:
Clouds
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Location
Keywords:
Hurricane
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Natural hazards
Keywords:
Atmosphere
Keywords:
Atmospheric Phenomena
Keywords:
Cyclones
Keywords:
Jamaica
facet_where:
Jamaica
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
September 1, 2004
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Hurricane Frances
facet_what:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
facet_when_year:
2004
Animation Number:
3134
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003100/a0031 34/cimelt_prsm.0210- IMAGE
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Hurricane Frances Structure September 1, 2004