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Hurricane Isabel Eyes the Ea
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| Title |
Hurricane Isabel Eyes the Eastern U.S., September 15, 2003 |
| Abstract |
NASA is keeping a close watch on Hurricane Isabel as it churns in the Atlantic with winds that top 150 miles per hour. |
| Completed |
2003-09-16 |
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Hurricane Frances
| Title |
Hurricane Frances |
| Description |
The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Frances on September 3, 2004 at 15:15 UTC (11:15 AM EDT). At the time this image was taken, Frances was located approximately 65 km (40 miles) northwest of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Maximum sustained winds had decreased to 185 km/hr (115 mph) and the minimum central pressure had risen to 957 millibars. Frances was moving towards the northwest at 9 mph. NASA image courtesy Jesse Allen, NASA's Earth Observatory. |
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Hurricane Frances
| Title |
Hurricane Frances |
| Description |
By the morning of September 4, 2004, Hurricane Frances had dropped in intensity from a maximum of category 4 (with 140 mph winds) to category 2 (105 mph winds). At the same time, the storm slowed to a standstill, delaying its arrival on the Florida coast and delivering sustained hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall to the Bahamas. At 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time the National Weather service predicted the storm would intensify slightly and strike Florida in the early hours of the morning. Because of the slow speed of the storm, extremely high total rainfall amounts are possible. After crossing Florida, Frances will likely weaken to a tropical storm and move over Mississippi and Alabama on Monday. For hurricane updates, visit the National Hurricane Center. [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] This image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite at 12:00 pm EDT September 4, 2004. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Isabel
| Title |
Hurricane Isabel |
| Description |
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of Hurricane Isabel just east of the Bahamas on September 15, 2003 at 15:30 UTC. Though the storm had begun to weaken, it still packed winds of 138 miles per hour with gusts up to 167 miles per hour. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Jeanne
| Title |
Hurricane Jeanne |
| Description |
You couldn' be blamed for thinking that Florida somehow became a giant magnet for hurricanes in 2004. After suffering through landfalls of Charley, Frances, and Ivan, Florida may face yet another direct hit: Hurricane Jeanne. This image of Jeanne was captured on September 22, 2004, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite, as the storm swirled in the Atlantic northeast of the Bahamas. Around the time this image was captured, Jeanne had sustained winds near 160 km/hour (100 mph). As of Thursday, the winds had increased slightly, and the forecasted track of the storm called for landfall in east-central Florida on Sunday morning. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Hurricane Jeanne
| Title |
Hurricane Jeanne |
| Description |
Hurricane Jeanne spins in the Atlantic Ocean about 855 kilometers (530 miles) east of the Bahamas in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) image, captured by NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite on September 22, 2004. Though only a Category 2 hurricane, Jeanne has already been a deadly storm. Over 700 have died in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico as a result of floods triggered by Jeanne?s torrential rains. Jeanne currently has winds of 160 kilometers per hour (100 mph) and is moving south at 7 kilometers per hour (5 mph). Though the storm?s course has not been easy to predict, the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] expects the storm to turn west and move towards the United States early next week. The large image provided above is at MODIS? maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides the image in additional resolutions and formats. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Jeanne
| Title |
Hurricane Jeanne |
| Description |
So far in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, 12 tropical disturbances have formed of which six have become full-fledged hurricanes. The fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season, Hurricane Jeanne, is now taking aim at the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ] predicts that the storm will pass over the northern islands of the Bahamas early on Saturday before heading to Florida on Sunday. This image of the storm was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite at 9:35 a.m. EST, on September 24, 2004. Hurricane Jeanne is a Category 2 storm with sustained winds near 160 kilometers per hour (100 mph) and stronger gusts. The large image provided above is at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides the image in additional resolutions. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Katrina
| Title |
Hurricane Katrina |
| Description |
Hurricane Katrina had just become a category 1 hurricane when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image on August 25, 2005, at 12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time. The hurricane formed as a tropical depression late on August 23 and developed quickly into a tropical storm by 11 a.m. the next morning. By the time MODIS acquired this image, the storm had developed into a category 1 hurricane, the lowest category in the hurricane-strength scale. Katrina had winds of 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour). A more serious danger is Katrina's rains. The storm was moving quite slowly as of August 26, just 10 km/hr (6 mph). This means that Katrina's heavy rains will linger longer over one area, dumping 15-25 centimeters (6-10 inches) of rain over Florida and the Bahamas and possibly up to 38 cm (15 inches) in some regions, the National Hurricane Center warns. For more information about the storm, please visit the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ]. This image is available in multiple resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2005237-0825/Katrina.A2005237.1630 ] from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Katrina
| Title |
Hurricane Katrina |
| Description |
Tropical Storm Katrina had just become the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image on August 24, 2005, at 11:50 a.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time. The storm formed late on August 23 and developed quickly into a tropical storm by 11 a.m. the next morning. By the time MODIS acquired this image, the storm was just starting to take the recognizable swirling shape of a hurricane. Katrina had winds of 64 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour) and was expected to get stronger as it approached the south Florida coast, possibly becoming a Category 1 hurricane before coming ashore. A more serious danger is Katrina's rains. The storm is moving slowly, just 13 km/hr (8 mph), and it is expected to slow as it moves over land. This means that Katrina's heavy rains will linger longer over one area, dumping 15-25 centimeters (6-10 inches) of rain over Florida and the Bahamas and possibly up to 38 cm (15 inches) in some regions, the National Hurricane Center warns. For more information about the storm, please visit the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ]. This image is available in multiple resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2005236-0824/Katrina.A2005236.1550 ] from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Rita
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Hurricane Rita |
| Description |
A tropical depression formed in the Bahamas on September 17, 2005. Once it was organized enough to have winds of over 62 kilometers per hour (39 miles per hour), it was classified as a tropical storm and given the name Rita, becoming the 17th named storm system of the 2005 hurricane season. With the season not yet over, 2005 is already the 5th most active storm season since naming records were started in 1851. According to the National Hurricane Center, 21 tropical storms formed in 1933, 19 developed in 1995 and 1887, and 18 formed in 1969. Rita is also the earliest "R" named storm in a season. Rita crossed the threshold to tropical storm status around 5:00 p.m. (local time) on September 18, 2005. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image of Rita roughly fives hours earlier at 11:40 a.m. while the storm was still an organizing tropical depression. The classical spiral structure of a hurricane is not yet fully formed, nor is there a well-organized eye of the storm, but these nascent features of the developing system are apparent already. Forecasters are particularly concerned about Rita as it is projected to pass through the Florida Key Islands as it reaches hurricane strength. The storm track projections as of September 19 have it crossing the Gulf of Mexico to make landfall in the general vicinity of southern Texas, but forecasting hurricanes several days in advance is still an uncertain science and there are fears that Rita could turn in the Gulf and head into areas recently battered by Katrina. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Water Turbidity in the Baham
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Water Turbidity in the Bahamas |
| Description |
The water around Andros Island in the Bahamas has turned a chalky white in the wake of Hurricane Frances [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12417 ] in the top image, acquired on September 6, 2004, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite. The storm churned the ocean waters, bringing white carbonate sediment (chalk) to the surface. As can be seen in the lower image, the waters around the island typically appear to be bright turquoise, an effect of the reflection of the coral on the Great Bahama Bank through the clear, shallow water. After the storm, the chalk-clouded water is even brighter than normal. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided by the MODIS Rapid Response team at Goddard Space Flight Center |
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Water Turbidity in the Baham
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| Title |
Water Turbidity in the Bahamas |
| Description |
The water around Andros Island in the Bahamas has turned a chalky white in the wake of Hurricane Frances [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12417 ] in the top image, acquired on September 6, 2004, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite. The storm churned the ocean waters, bringing white carbonate sediment (chalk) to the surface. As can be seen in the lower image, the waters around the island typically appear to be bright turquoise, an effect of the reflection of the coral on the Great Bahama Bank through the clear, shallow water. After the storm, the chalk-clouded water is even brighter than normal. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided by the MODIS Rapid Response team at Goddard Space Flight Center |
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Hurricane Isabel Approaches
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Hurricane Isabel Approaches |
| Explanation |
Where will Hurricane Isabel [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/ ] go? One of the stronger storm systems [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastint.html ] of modern times appears headed for one the more populated seaboards on planet Earth -- the east coast of the USA [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html ]. Hurricane Isabel, pictured yesteday as it passed east of the Bahamas [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bf.html ], has flirted with category 5 [ http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/OEP/hurr_scale.html ] status, the most powerful hurricane category [ http://www.hawaii.navy.mil/hurricane/hurr_info.htm ]. Hurricanes are huge swirling storms [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960920.html ] with cloud systems typically larger than a state. Tropical cyclones, called hurricanes in Earth's Western Hemisphere and typhoons [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970819.html ] in the Eastern Hemisphere, get their immense energy from warm evaporated ocean water. As this water vapor cools and condenses, it heats the air, lowers pressure [ http://www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm ] and hence causes cooler air to come swooshing in. Winds can reach over 250 kilometers per hour and become very dangerous [ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/miami/peopleevents/pande07.html ]. Much remains unknown about cyclones [ http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html ], including how they are formed and the exact path they will take. |
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Hurricane Jeanne: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
You couldn' be blamed for th
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Jeanne.TMOA2004266
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-09-22 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Jeanne.TMOA2004266 |
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Hurricane Katrina: Natural H
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A more serious danger is Kat
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Katrina.A2005236.1550
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2005-08-24 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Katrina.A2005236.1550 |
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Hurricane Jeanne Cloud Heigh
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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After causing widespread des
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PIA04368
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
09/24/04 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image courtesy NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/ MISR Team. Text by Clare Averill (Raytheon/JPL). |
| identifier |
PIA04368 |
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Hurricane Frances: Natural H
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The MODIS instrument aboard
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terra_frances_03sep04
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-09-03 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
terra_frances_03sep04 |
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Hurricane Jeanne: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
So far in the 2004 Atlantic
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Jeanne_TMO_2004268
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-09-24 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Jeanne_TMO_2004268 |
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Hurricane Jeanne: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
So far in the 2004 Atlantic
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Jeanne_TMO_2004268
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-09-24 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Jeanne_TMO_2004268 |
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Hurricane Frances: Natural H
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
By the morning of September
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frances_tmo_2004248
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-09-04 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
frances_tmo_2004248 |
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West Africa : Image of the D
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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With its vast expanses of sa
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west_africa
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2001 |
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NASA -- Image by Reto Stöckli, Robert Simmon, and Brian Montgomery, NASA Earth Observatory, based on data from modarch.gsfc.nasa.gov/ MODIS |
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west_africa |
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Hurricane Michelle : Image o
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Hurricane Michelle made land
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Michelle.A2001308.1625
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IMAGE |
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image |
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2001-11-04 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
| identifier |
Michelle.A2001308.1625 |
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Hurricane Rita: Natural Haza
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A tropical depression formed
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rita_tmo_18sep05
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2005-09-18 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
rita_tmo_18sep05 |
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Hurricane Jeanne: Natural Ha
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Hurricane Jeanne spins in th
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Jeanne_TMO_2004266
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-09-22 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Jeanne_TMO_2004266 |
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Hurricane Katrina: Natural H
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A more serious danger is Kat
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Katrina.A2005237.1630
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2005-08-25 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Katrina.A2005237.1630 |
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Hurricane Jeanne Cloud Heigh
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PIA04368
Sol (our sun)
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroR
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| Title |
Hurricane Jeanne Cloud Height and Motion |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
After causing widespread destruction on Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Jeanne was weakened to Tropical Storm status for several days before it regained strength over the Bahamas as a Category 2 hurricane. When Jeanne made landfall in U.S. territory on September 26 it was the fourth major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season to strike Florida. These visualizations of Hurricane Jeanne on September 24 were captured by NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR). The still panels include a natural color view from MISR's 26-degree forward-viewing camera (left) and a two dimensional map of cloud-top heights (right). In addition, a "multi-angle fly-over" is provided as an animation using views from all nine MISR cameras. The nine camera views which make up the animation have been processed to give an approximate perspective view. The animation makes visible the relative heights of clouds within the scene. Some of the real cloud motion over the seven minutes during which all nine MISR cameras observed the scene are also indicated by the animation. The cloud height map was produced by automated computer recognition of the distinctive spatial features between images acquired at different view angles. Two-dimensional maps of cloud height such as these offer an opportunity to compare simulated cloud fields against actual hurricane observations. Results indicate that clouds within Jeanne had attained altitudes of more than 16 kilometers above sea level. The height field pictured here is uncorrected for the effects of cloud motion. Wind-corrected heights have higher accuracy but sparser spatial coverage. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer observes the daylit Earth continuously and every 9 days views the entire globe between 82° north and 82° south latitude. These data products were generated from a portion of the imagery acquired during Terra orbit 25372. The still image panels cover an area of about 400 kilometers x 884 kilometers, and utilize data from within blocks 68 to 71 and within World Reference System-2 path 10. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technolog |
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Natural Color Mosaic of Nort
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PIA04361
Sol (our sun)
C-Band Interferometric Radar
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| Title |
Natural Color Mosaic of North America |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
This natural-color image combines cloud-free data from over 500 Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) orbits with shaded relief Digital Terrain Elevation models from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and other sources. An astonishing diversity of geological features, ecological systems and human landscapes across North America is indicated within the image, which spans from 56N, 136W at the upper left to 16N 48W at lower right. In addition to the contiguous United States, the scene spans from British Columbia in the northwest to Newfoundland in the northeast, and extends eastward to the lonely Bermuda Islands and southward to the Bahamas, Cuba and Mexico. Draped in green, the eastern and central United States and Canada contrast with the vibrant geology that is laid bare across the arid portions of the southwestern United States and central Mexico. Along Mexico's east coast, the lush vegetation to the east of the Sierra Madre mountain range indicates the orographic rainfall gradient along this subtropical-tropical coast. In the high Rocky Mountains and in British Columbia's Coast Range, many peaks remain snow-covered year-round. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer observes the daylit Earth continuously and every 9 days views the entire globe between 82 north and 82 south latitude. This data product was generated from a portion of the imagery acquired during years 2000 - 2004. The image is displayed in an Albers Conic Equal Area projection with the projection center at 36 North, 92 West. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology. |
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Tarpum Bay, Bahamas
PIA03877
Sol (our sun)
ASTER
| Title |
Tarpum Bay, Bahamas |
| Original Caption Released with Image |
In this ASTER image the features that look like folded material are carbonate sand dunes in the shallow waters of Tarpum Bay, southwest of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. The sand making up the dunes comes from the erosion of limestone coral reefs, and has been shaped into dunes by ocean currents. This image was acquired on May 12, 2002 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite. With its 14 spectral bands from the visible to the thermal infrared wavelength region, and its high spatial resolution of 15 to 90 meters (about 50 to 300 feet), ASTER images Earth to map and monitor the changing surface of our planet. ASTER is one of five Earth-observing instruments launched December 18, 1999, on NASA's Terra satellite. The instrument was built by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. A joint U.S./Japan science team is responsible for validation and calibration of the instrument and the data products. The broad spectral coverage and high spectral resolution of ASTER will provide scientists in numerous disciplines with critical information for surface mapping, and monitoring of dynamic conditions and temporal change. Example applications are: monitoring glacial advances and retreats, monitoring potentially active volcanoes, identifying crop stress, determining cloud morphology and physical properties, wetlands evaluation, thermal pollution monitoring, coral reef degradation, surface temperature mapping of soils and geology, and measuring surface heat balance. Dr. Anne Kahle at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, is the U.S. Science team leader, Bjorn Eng of JPL is the project manager. The Terra mission is part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, a long- term research effort to understand and protect our home planet. Through the study of Earth, NASA will help to provide sound science to policy and economic decision-makers so as to better life here, while developing the technologies needed to explore the universe and search for life beyond our home planet. Size: 30.7 x 46.1 km (19.0 x 28.2 miles) Location: 25.1 deg. North lat., 76.4 deg. West long. Orientation: North at top Image Data: ASTER bands 1,2, and 3. Original Data Resolution: 15 m Date Acquired: May 12, 2002 |
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