Earth  ID: 3265

Hurricane Rita MODIS Progression

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on September 30, 2005
A progression of Hurricane Rita from 9/19/05 to 9/24/05 using Aqua/MODIS and NOAA/GOES data. Hurricane Rita followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening Louisiana residents yet again. Although the city of New Orleans was mostly spared from this second Gulf hurricane, large areas of rural Texas and Louisiana were flooded.
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Animation of Hurricane Rita MODIS/GOES progression from 9/19/05 to 9/24/05.
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Hurricane Rita starting to form off the coast of Florida on 9/19/05.
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Hurricane Rita on 9/20/05 passing between Florida and Cuba.
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Hurricane Rita on 9/21/05 strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Hurricane Rita on 9/22/05. At this point Rita reaches Category 5 status with sustained winds over 165 mph.
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Hurricane Rita threatening the Texas and Louisiana coasts on 9/23/05.
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Hurricane Rita inland on 9/24/05.

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Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
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Data Used:
Aqua/MODIS
9/19/05 - 9/24/05
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GOES-12/Imager/Visible
9/19/05 - 9/24/05
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This item is part of this series:
Hurricane Rita

Keywords:
DLESE >> Hydrology
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Meteorological Hazards
GCMD >> Location >> Gulf Of Mexico
SVS >> Hurricane Rita
SVS >> GOES
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0