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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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Title:
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TRMM Satellite and TMI Swath
Title
TRMM Satellite and TMI Swath
Title
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Instrument:
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TRMM/TMI
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TRMM/TMI
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Description:
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Legend for the TRMM TMI microwave measurements.
Description
Legend for the TRMM TMI microwave measurements.
Description
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Abstract:
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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was launched on November 27, 1997, as a joint mission of NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. TRMM has five Earth-observing instruments on board and circles the Earth every 92 minutes in an equatorial orbit between 35 degrees north and south latitude so that those instruments can measure precipitation in the tropics. One of the instuments, TMI, observes five frequencies of microwave emissions in a 780-kilometer wide swath along the orbit in order to measure the amount of rain and ice in the atmosphere. This animation shows the TRMM satellite orbiting for one day, August 27, 2005, showing a set of TRMM measurements at a frequency of 85.5 GHz. In this frequency band, atmospheric ice crystals scatter microwaves and so areas with ice crystals appear colder than areas with no ice. Both Hurricane Katrina, just to the west of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, and Typhoon Talim, in the westerm Pacific between Japan and New Guinea, show up as bright swirling patterns. This measurement is just one of the TMI measurements that go into calculating the total instantaneous rainfall in the tropics.
Abstract
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was launched on November 27, 1997, as a joint mission of NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. TRMM has five Earth-observing instruments on board and circles the Earth every 92 minutes in an equatorial orbit between 35 degrees north and south latitude so that those instruments can measure precipitation in the tropics. One of the instuments, TMI, observes five frequencies of microwave emissions in a 780-kilometer wide swath along the orbit in order to measure the amount of rain and ice in the atmosphere. This animation shows the TRMM satellite orbiting for one day, August 27, 2005, showing a set of TRMM measurements at a frequency of 85.5 GHz. In this frequency band, atmospheric ice crystals scatter microwaves and so areas with ice crystals appear colder than areas with no ice. Both Hurricane Katrina, just to the west of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, and Typhoon Talim, in the westerm Pacific between Japan and New Guinea, show up as bright swirling patterns. This measurement is just one of the TMI measurements that go into calculating the total instantaneous rainfall in the tropics.
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Completed:
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2006-04-04
Completed
2006-04-04
Completed
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Horace Mitchell (Lead)
Animator
Horace Mitchell (Lead)
Animator
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Scientist:
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Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
Scientist
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
Scientist
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Series:
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WMS
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Data Collected:
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2005/08/27T00:45Z - 2005/08/28T00:45Z
Data_Collected
2005/08/27T00:45Z - 2005/08/28T00:45Z
Data Collected
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DEPC Metadata:
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*DEPC Metadata* is available here.
DEPC_Metadata
*DEPC Metadata* is available here.
DEPC Metadata
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Keywords:
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GCMD
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Keywords:
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EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE
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Keywords:
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Spectral/Engineering
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Spectral/Engineering
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Keywords:
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Viewing Geometry
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Viewing Geometry
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Platform Characteristics
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Platform Characteristics
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Orbital Characteristics
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Orbital Characteristics
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Microwave
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Microwave
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Keywords:
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Brightness Temperature
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Brightness Temperature
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Web Map Service:
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*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…]*
Web_Map_Service
*This product is available through our Web Map Service. Click here to learn more. [ http://svs.gsfc.nas…]* Web Map Service
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Florida
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Florida
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Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico
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Japan
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Japan
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Guinea
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Guinea
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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August 27, 2005
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August 27, 2005
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November 27, 1997
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November 27, 1997
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Earth
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Earth
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Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
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Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
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2005
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2005
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1997
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1997
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Animation Number:
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3349
Animation_Number
3349
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 49/tmi_85_bar1-IMAGE
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 49/tmi_85_bar1-IMAGE
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