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Hurricane Ivan Rain Accumula
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Hurricane Ivan Rain Accumulation September 2-19, 2004 (wide view) |
| Abstract |
This animation shows rain accumulation between Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan. The green path is the path Hurricane Frances took between August 25, 2004, and September 9, 2004. The red path is Hurricane Ivan from September 2, 2004, to September 19, 2004. |
| Completed |
2004-09-16 |
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Hurricane Ivan Rain Accumula
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| Title |
Hurricane Ivan Rain Accumulation September 2-19, 2004 (wide view) |
| Abstract |
This animation shows rain accumulation between Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan. The green path is the path Hurricane Frances took between August 25, 2004, and September 9, 2004. The red path is Hurricane Ivan from September 2, 2004, to September 19, 2004. |
| Completed |
2004-09-16 |
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Hurricane Ivan Heads Towards
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Hurricane Ivan Heads Towards Jamaica |
| Abstract |
Hurricane Ivan, a category 5 hurricane makes its way towards Jamaica, while scientist predict that its track will head towards Florida, making Ivan the third hurricane to hit the state within a month. |
| Completed |
2004-09-09 |
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Stru
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen from TRMM September 9, 2004 |
| Completed |
2004-09-10 |
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Stru
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen from TRMM September 9, 2004 |
| Completed |
2004-09-10 |
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Stru
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen from TRMM September 9, 2004 |
| Completed |
2004-09-10 |
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Stru
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Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen from TRMM September 9, 2004 |
| Completed |
2004-09-10 |
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Hurricane Ivan
| Title |
Hurricane Ivan |
| Description |
When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings time on September 9, 2004, Hurricane Ivan had dropped from deadly Category 5 hurricane to a still dangerous Category 4 storm. The storm had winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 mph) with stronger gusts. According to the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ], Ivan is on course for Jamaica, seen on the left edge of the image below Cuba. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Hurricane Ivan
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Hurricane Ivan |
| Description |
The SeaWiFS sensor aboard the OrbView-2 satellite captured this true-color, oblique view of Hurricane Ivan on September 9, 2004 at 18:00 UTC (2:00 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Ivan was located 580 km (360 miles) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and was moving towards the west-northwest at 24 km/hr (15 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 260 km/hr (160 mph) making Ivan a Category 5 storm on the Saffir/Simpson Scale. Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE |
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Hurricane Ivan
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Hurricane Ivan |
| Description |
With wind speeds topping 260 kilometers per hour (160 mph), Hurricane Ivan is roaring through the Caribbean as a deadly Category 5 storm. Early on September 9, 2004, the SeaWinds scatterometer aboard NASA's QuikSCAT satellite saw through Ivan's swirling clouds to measure wind speed 10 meters above the ocean surface. The result was this multi-colored image of the storm. Purple in the center of the storm shows the highest wind speeds, and green fringes around the outside of the storm show the lowest wind speeds. The black barbs indicate wind speed and direction at QuikSCAT's nominal 25 km resolution, white barbs indicate areas of heavy rain. Ivan strengthened after plowing over Grenada on Tuesday, September 7. The storm is forecast to move northwest over Jamaica and Cuba, then on to Florida. For more information, please visit the National Hurricane Center [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ ]. NASA's Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT [ http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov ]) spacecraft was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on June 19, 1999. QuikScat carries the SeaWinds scatterometer, a specialized microwave radar that measures near-surface wind speed and direction under all weather and cloud conditions over the Earth's oceans. In recent years, the ability to detect and track severe storms has been dramatically enhanced by the advent of weather satellites. Data from the SeaWinds scatterometer is augmenting traditional satellite images of clouds by providing direct measurements of surface winds to compare with the observed cloud patterns in an effort to better determine a hurricane's location, direction, structure, and strength. Specifically, these wind data are helping meteorologists to more accurately identify the extent of gale-force winds associated with a storm, while supplying inputs to numerical models that provide advanced warning of high waves and flooding. NASA image courtesy the QuikSCAT [ http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov ] team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |
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