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This animation cycles through the twelve months of a year and then repeats the cycle ten times. 3461 NASA Scientists Research Global Precipitation
Carbon monoxide near Greece (without date labels) 3449 Fires in Greece as seen by Aqua/AIRS
Hurricane Dean hits the Yucatan Peninsula on August 21, 2007. 3448 Hurricane Dean on August 21, 2007
Hurricane Dean attacks Jamaica and threatens the Yucatan Peninsula. The TRMM satellite peers under the clouds to see the rain that powers this intense storm. 3447 Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007
Hurricane Rita crosses the Gulf of Mexico and moves inland. 3438 Hurricane Rita Push In
NASA scientists are using high resolution models to try to understand the rainfall structure observed by the TRMM satellite. 3377 A Hurricane Model
NASA researchers studied several elements during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The top left window shows sea surface temperature and clouds. The bottom left window shows wind analysis model data. The top right window shows Rainfall Accumulation. The bottom right window shows Hurricane Katrina's Hot Towers. 3362 NASA Scientists Research Tropical Cyclones
2007 Atlantic hurricanes and storms 3361 Atlantic Hurricane/Storm Summary
The animation shows the wind analysis data from August 23 through 31, 2005 from NASA's Modeling, Analysis and Prediciton Program 2005. This preview image shows Hurricane Katrina's winds just before landfall on August 29, 2005. At this point, the storm has sustained winds near 145 mph. 3360 MAP '05 Models Hurricane Katrina's Winds from August 23, 2005 through August 31, 2005
August 29, 2005 at 06Zulu. Hurricane Katrina was classified as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 mph. 3359 MAP '05 Models Hurricane Katrina's Winds on August 29, 2005
Full version with audio and annotations 3354 27 Storms: Arlene to Zeta
This animation shows two images from Landsat-5 of the region around St. Louis, Missouri, one from 1991 during normal conditions and one during the flood of 1993. 3352 Before and During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1993
Tropical Cyclone Larry on March 19, 2006 just before it made landfall in Australia. Look underneath of the clouds to see the rain that powers the storm. 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 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. 3347 Tropical Cyclone Larry on March 19, 2006
The 2005 hurricane season showing sea surface temperatures, clouds, and named storm tracks. Cloud data comes from GOES-12 and sea surface temperature comes from AMSR-E. 3306 2005 Hurricanes: Clouds and Sea Surface Temperature
This animation follows Hurricane Wilma as it progresses through the Gulf of Mexico and hits Florida. 3302 Hurricane Wilma MODIS Progression
Hurricane Wilma and Tropical Storm Alpha rain accumulation trails as of October 25, 2005 3290 Hurricane Wilma Rain Accumulation
TRMM captured 2 very deep Hot Towers in the eyewall of Tropical Storm Wilma. These towers measured 15-16 km high. 3289 TRMM captures Hot Towers Igniting Hurricane Wilma's Heat Engine
Hurricane Wilma: October 20, 2005 at 1645Z 3288 Hurricane Wilma on October 20, 2005
Hurricane Wilma on 10/19/2005 at 1640Z from Terra/MODIS. 3285 Hurricane Wilma MODIS Close-Up
Hurricane Wilma attacks the Cayman islands and threatens the Yucatan Pennisula. Look under the cloud layer to see the rain that powers the storm. 3284 NASA's TRMM Satellite Captures Hurricane Wilma Data on October 20, 2005
Peer through the clouds to see the rainfall that powers Hurricane Wilma. Blue represents areas where at least 0.25 inches of rain fell per hour. 3283 TRMM Observes Hurricane Wilma on October 19, 2005
Deep convective 15 km clouds (in red) can be seen in the eyewall of Tropical Storm Wilma on October 17, 2005. 3281 Hurricane Wilma's Hot Towers seen by TRMM 10/17/2005 at 1754Z
Tropical Storm Wilma on Monday, October 17, 2005. The blue region represents where the satellite sees light rainfall. 3280 Hurricane Wilma from TRMM: October 17, 2005
Hurricane Rita rain accumularion from Sept 24, 2005 at 07:45 GMT 3268 Hurricane Rita Rain Accumulation
Hurricane Rita threatening the Texas and Louisiana coasts on 9/23/05. 3265 Hurricane Rita MODIS Progression
Hurricane Rita on Friday, September 23, 2005. The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. 3263 Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 23, 2005
Hurricane Rita threatens the gulf coast. Blue under the clouds represents the energy of the storm, its rain. 3262 Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 22, 2005
Hurricane Rita on September 21, 2005 at 0909Z. The storm has a 25 nautical mile eye diameter. Blue represents the rain structure that is fueling the storm. 3260 Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 21, 2005
The TRMM spacecraft's Precipation Radar (PR) instrument observed 18 km towers in the eye wall of Hurricane Rita. 3259 Hurricane Rita's Hot Towers
Hurricane Rita on September 20, 2005. The colored rainbands beneath the clouds depict the rain that fuels the storm. Blue represents areas where 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Green represents 1.0 inches per hour. 3258 Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 20, 2005
Energy-releasing deep convective clouds (to 16 km) in the eyewall of Hurricane Katrina on August 28 occurred while the storm was intensifying to a category 5 classification. 3253 Hurricane Katrina Hot Towers
Hurricane Katrina IR clouds from GOES on 29 Aug 2005 at 00:15 GMT 3251 Hurricane Katrina GOES Clouds
Look under the clouds of Hurricane Ophelia to see the rain that fuels the storm. Areas of blue indicate regions where 0.5 inches of rain per hour were recorded. 3245 Hurricane Ophelia from TRMM: September 11, 2005 1826 Zulu
Hurricane Ophelia at 1648 Zulu. Peer under the clouds to see the rain structure fueling the storm. 3244 Hurricane Ophelia from TRMM: September 11, 2005 1648 Zulu
GOES-12 infrared imagery over TRMM rainfall accumulation for Hurricane Katrina, from August 23, 2005 to August 30, 2005. 3239 Hurricane Katrina Rain Accumulation (WMS)
In this video, we explore the latest ways the space agency studies hurricanes and point to the future of this dynamic and exciting field of research. 3228 Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina slams into Louisiana and Mississippi. 3224 Hurricane Katrina Progression
Hurricane Katrina rain accumulation for the period Aug 23 through 29 3221 Hurricane Katrina Rain Accumulation
The title screen from the video includes footage of the 2004 hurricane season in Florida. 3220 Behold, A Whirlwind Came: The Science of Tracking Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina strikes the southeastern Louisiana and the northern gulf coast as a category 4 hurricane. Look under the clouds to see the rainfall that powers the storm. 3219 Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005. 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 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. 3218 Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 28, 2005
Portrait image of Hurricane Emily as it makes landfall in Mexico. 3215 Hurricane Emily: July 20, 2005
Hurricane Katrina moves slowly toward Florida and dumps 6 to 10 inches of accumulated rainfall over the region. In this animation, the amount of rainfall can be seen through color. blue is 0.25 inches per hour. Green is 0.5 inches per hour. Yellow is 1 inch per hour and red is 2 or more inches per hour. 3214 Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 25, 2005
Global large-scale precipitation rate from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3210 Global Large-scale Precipitation during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global convective precipitation rate from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3209 Global Convective Precipitation during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global cloud cover from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3208 Global Cloud Cover during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global 300 hPa geopotential height from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3207 Global 300 hPa Geopotential Height during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global winds at 200 hPa geopotential height from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3203 Global High Altitude Wind Speed during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global atmospheric water vapor from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3202 Global Atmospheric Water Vapor during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global surface wind speed from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3201 Global Surface Wind Speed during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global surface latent heat flux from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3199 Global Surface Latent Heat Flux during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global surface air temperature from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3198 Global Surface Air Temperature during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global atmospheric surface pressure from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3197 Global Atmospheric Surface Pressure during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
Global atmospheric sea level pressure from the 0.25 degree resolution fvGCM atmospheric model for the period 9/1/2005 through 9/5/2005. 3182 Global Atmospheric Sea Level Pressure during Hurricane Frances (WMS)
TRMM provides this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004, as its eye makes landfall. TRMM lets us see through the clouds. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. 3172 Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure with Cloud Overlay on September 16, 2004
Hurricane Fabian, 2003-09-03 15:05 UTC 3158 Progression of Hurricane Fabian, 2003 (WMS)
Image Sequence for Hurricane Charley. 3153 Progression of Hurricane Charley, 2004 (WMS)
Hurricane Ivan, Sep 16 2004 16:23 UTC 3151 Progression of Hurricane Ivan, 2004 (WMS)
Hurricane Frances on 2004 Sep 04 16:00 UTC. 3147 Progression of Hurricane Frances, 2004 (WMS)
This images shows the hot towers of Hurricane Frances. The image cuts away the back half of the storm's cloud layer. The yellow to red stucture is the rain structure of the storm. It has also been cutaway to reveal the eye of the storm. 3145 Hurricane Frances Rain Towers
Hurricane Isabel images from Sep 18 15:55 UTC, Sep 17 15:09 UTC, Sep 16 17:40 UTC, Sep 15 15:30 UTC, Sep 14 17:55 UTC, Sep 12 15:00 UTC, Sep 11 14:15 UTC, Sep 10 16:40 UTC, and Sep 08 13:45 UTC. 3139 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Progression Images
Look under the clouds to see the rain that fuels the storm. 3134 Hurricane Frances Structure September 1, 2004
Accumulated rainfall from September 6-20,2003. This image is derived from data from the TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis Product . 3131 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Rain Accumulation
Landsat imagery of Mount St. Helens before, during, and after the devastation from the eruption in 1980. 3116 Mount St. Helens Before, During, and After (WMS)
January 7, 2005 . This image shows 27 hours of accumulated rainfall. The accumulation is shown in colors ranging from green (less than 50 mm of rain) through red (200 mm or more). 3083 NASA Satellite Reveals Heavy Rainfall Patterns in California
Image Sequence of Hurricane Jeanne. 3035 Progression of Hurricane Jeanne, 2004 (WMS)
This animation shows the cumulative rainfall caused primarily by hurricanes during September 2004. 3034 Accumulated Rainfall during Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, 2004 (WMS)
This animation shows the prediction of precipitable water during Hurricane Isabel made by NASAs fvGCM model. 3033 Model of Precipitable Water during Hurricane Isabel, 2003 (WMS)
This animation shows the prediction of cloud cover during Hurricane Isabel made by NASAs fvGCM model. 3032 Model of Clouds during Hurricane Isabel, 2003 (WMS)
This picture shows the intensity of the storm through color. Purple is the weakest classification, Tropical Depression.Red is the most deadly classification, Hurricane Five. 3026 Hurricane Ivan Track and Intensity September 2-23, 2004
Areas of red show where at least 3 inches of accumulated rain were recorded between September 2, 2004 and September 28, 2004.. Areas of yellow show 1 inch of accumulated rain. The green path represents the track of Hurricane Frances from August 25, 2004 till September 9, 2004. The red line represents the track of Hurricane Ivan from September 2, 2004 till September 23, 2004. Purple is Hurricane Jeanne from September 13, 2004 till September 28, 2004. 3022 Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne Bring Record Rainfall
Hurricanes Frances and Ivan rain accumulations 3014 Hurricane Ivan Rain Accumulation September 2-19, 2004 (close view)
First, Hurricane Frances brought record rainfalls to the Bahamas, Florida, and Georgia. Then, Hurricane Ivan inundated Jamaica, Cuba, Alabama, and Florida. 3013 Hurricane Ivan Rain Accumulation September 2-19, 2004 (wide view)
This picture shows the position of the eye of Hurricane Ivan, as well as, the intensity of the storm. The intensity of the storm is depicted through color. See color bar for a detailed description of the values. 3012 Hurricane Ivan Track and Intensity September 2-19, 2004
TRMM provides this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004, as its eye makes landfall. TRMM lets us see through the clouds. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. 3011 Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen by TRMM on September 16, 2004
Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004. The rain structure is taken by TRMMs Precipitation Radar (PR). Precipitation Radar has a horizontal resolution at the ground of about 2.5 miles (four kilometers) and a swath width of 137 miles (220 kilometers). One of its most important features will be its ability to provide vertical profiles of the rain and snow from the surface up to a height of about 12 miles (20 kilometers). It looks underneath of the storms clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. High vertical bands on the outside of the storm indicated that Hurricane Ivan was very likely to spawn tornados in Florida and Georgia. 3009 TRMM Looks at the Rain Fueling Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004
Hurricane Ivan on September 13, 2004. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. 3008 Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure on September 13, 2004
Hurricane Ivan on September 14, 2004 3007 Hurricane Ivan Progression as Seen by MODIS September 9-14, 2004
Hurricane Frances, August 27, 2004, Aqua Satellite 2992 Hurricane Frances Progression with a Fixed View
This animation follows Hurricane Isabel (2003) from its birthplace in the Ethiopian Highlands of East Africa, across the Atlantic Ocean, to the United States. Atlantic hurricanes are often formed as winds over the Gulf of Aden intersect with the Ethiopian Highlands. 2987 Hurricane Isabel Genesis
This animation shows Hurricane Charley from August 9, 2004 to August 15, 2004. It shows the track and intensity of the storm with a colored path. Green denotes Tropical Depression status. Gold denotes Tropical Storm status. Red is Hurricane 1 on the Saffir Simpson scale. Orange is Hurricane 3 on the Saffir Simpson scale. Purple is Hurricane 4 on the Saffir Simpson scale. 2986 Hurricane Charley Progression
Smoke plumes from the eastern Alaska fires on June 29, 2004. 2972 Fires Ravage Parts of Alaska and Canada
On May 16, 2004 Nida engulfs the Philippines. 2951 Super Typhoon Nida
The East Coast of the United States. Blue Marble data set with state lines and country boundaries. 2943 Canadian Smoke Invades the East Coast
Tropical Storm Allison, as captured by the SeaWiFS instrument. The images in this animation are each composites of one days worth of data. 2920 Tropical Storm Allison Progression (WMS)
Hurricane Isabel Frame Sequence. 2919 Progression of Hurricane Isabel, 2003 (WMS)
This animation shows the progression of the fires in and around Yellowstone National Park during the summer of 1988, overlayed on a false-color image from Landsat 7.. Independent fires are shown in different colors, and the most recently burned areas are shown in a brighter color. 2909 Wildfire Growth around Yellowstone National Park in 1988 (WMS)
This animation shows cumulative global volcano activity from 1960 through 1995. The color of each dot indicates the strength of the activity of the volcano. 2908 Volcano Activity from 1960 through 1995 (WMS)
This animation shows how the sea surface temperature can cause hurricanes to form. Areas shown in orange and yellow are above 82 degrees F (27.8 degrees C) which is required for hurricanes to be able to form. Sea surface temperatures below 82 degrees F are shown in blue. 2907 Hurricane Regions Indicated by Sea Surface Temperature from June 2002 to September 2003 (WMS)
This animation shows a close-up of Hurricane Luis on September 6, 1995. 2898 GOES Imagery of Hurricane Luis (WMS)
Hurricanes Fabian and Isabel leave cold water trails in their wake. 2897 Cold Water Trails from Hurricanes Fabian and Isabel (WMS)
Hurricane Erin was positioned off the coast of the United States on September 10, 2001. This animation shows the strength and direction of wind by animating small arrows. Faster-moving arrows represent stronger winds. 2896 Wind Vectors for Hurricane Erin (WMS)
This animation shows a composite over the Atlantic Ocean of cloud cover data taken from the infrared sensors of several different satellites during September 2001. Hurricane Erin progresses from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to near the eastern coast of the United States. 2895 Infrared Cloud Cover over the Atlantic Ocean, September 2001 (WMS)
This animation is meant to be wrapped around a three-dimensional globe. It shows a global composite of cloud cover data taken from the infrared sensors of several different satellites during September 2001. 2894 Global Infrared Cloud Cover, September 2001 (WMS)
This animations shows earthquake activity over a 16-year period. 2893 Cumulative Earthquake Activity from 1980 through 1995 (WMS)
This animation shows the cloud formations created by Hurricane Dennis in August, 1999. 2892 Satellite Imagery of Hurricane Dennis (WMS)
This animation shows fire activity in Africa during 2002. 2890 African Fires during 2002 (WMS)
The High Definition version of the Multisensor Fire Observation animation with audio and minimal annotations. 2854 Multisensor Fire Observations without Labels (HD Version)
The High Definition version of the Multisensor Fire Observation animation with audio, text labels and colorbars. 2853 Multisensor Fire Observations with Labels (HD Version)
A wideview of the fires. 2847 California Fires w/o Fire Pixels
A wideview of the fires. 2846 California Fires with Fire Pixels
This image shows San Diego, California on October 27, 2003. Red fire pixels have been laid on top of the Aqua-MODIS image to show the start of each incident fire. 2845 Southern California Fires, October 27, 2003 (Fire Pixels Included)
San Diego, California continues to battle tremendous fire and smoke on October 27, 2003 2844 Southern California Fires, October 27, 2003
The red dots show each Incident Fire. The cluster to the east of Los Angeles, is the Grand Prix (west) and Old (east) Fires. To their south is the Roblar 2 Fire; next is the Paradise Fire; then the massive Cedar Fire, whose thick smoke is completely overshadowing the coastal city of San Diego; finally at the California-Mexico border is the Otay Fire. 2843 Southern California Fires, Oct 26, 2003 (Western View of Smoke)
The smoke plumes rising from the fires. Moving northwest to southeast along the coast, the first cluster of red dots is a combination of the Piru, Verdale, and the Simi Incident Fires; The next cluster-to the east of Los Angeles-is the Grand Prix (west) and Old (east) Fires; To their south is the Roblar 2 Fire; Next is the Paradise Fire; Then the massive Cedar Fire, whose thick smoke is completely overshadowing the coastal city of San Diego; Finally, at the California-Mexico border is the Otay Fire. 2842 Southern California Fires, Oct 26, 2003
Isabels rain structure: The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. The green isosurface show 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red displays where more than 2 inches of rain fell per hour. 2827 Hurricane Isabel Batters North Carolina, September 18, 2003
Peel the cloud layer away to see the actual rain structure of Hurricane Isabel on September 17, 2003. 2826 Hurricane Isabel Prepares to Make Landfall in North Carolina, September 17, 2003
The full 5 minute multisensor fire animation with audio and without annotations 2806 Multisensor Fire Observations without Labels
Hurricane Isabel just east of the Bahamas on September 15, 2003 at 15:30 UTC. 2805 Hurricane Isabel Eyes the Eastern U.S., September 15, 2003
Hurricane Isabel - September 15, 2003. The diameter of the eye measures 40 nautical miles. 2804 Hurricane Isabel Barrels Down on the East Coast, September 15, 2003
Hurricane Isabel closing in on the U.S. 2803 Hurricane Isabel north of Puerto Rico, September 14, 2003
Hurricane Isabel closing in on the U.S. 2802 Close-up view of Hurricane Isabel, September 14, 2003
Terra-MODIS captures Hurricane Isabel making her way towards the U.S. 2801 Tracking the Category 5 Hurricane Isabel, September 11, 2003
Close-up of Hurricane Isabel on September 10, 2003. 2800 Tracking the Category 4 Hurricane Isabel, September 10, 2003
The cloud layer 2799 Typhoon Maemi, September 11, 2003
Hurricane Isabel on September 8, 2003. Red= at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour, green is 1.0 inches of rain, and yellow is 0.5 inches of rain 2798 Hurricane Isabel, September 8, 2003
Hurricane Ignacio hits Baja, California on August 25, 2003. Look beneath the clouds to see the rain structure that powers the storm. Red is the heaviest rainfall. 2797 Hurricane Ignacio on August 25, 2003
Category 3 hurricane Fabian, moving towards Bermuda at 17 mph. 28 km-hr. 2795 Hurricane Fabian
Hurricane Fabian approaches Bermuda on September 4, 2003. Look underneath the hood of the storm to see the engine of the storm, rain. Green represents 0.5 inches of rain per hour, yellow is 1 inch per hour and red is 2 or more inches of rain per hour. 2794 Hurricane Fabian Approaches Bermuda, September 4, 2003
Aqua-MODIS dataset August 6, 2003 2792 Typhoon Etau
Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 16, 2003. 2791 Time Series of the Biscuit Fire with Smoke
Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 16, 2003. 2790 Time Series of the Biscuit Fire
Close-up view with fire pixels 2789 Washington Fawn Peak Complex Fire - July 29, 2003
Close-up view with fire pixels 2788 Montana and Alberta (Canada) fires - July 29, 2003
Close-Up view with smoke plumes and fire pixels. 2787 Fires in the Northwest (Fire Pixels) - July 28, 2003
Close-up view of the smoke plumes. 2786 Fires in the Northwest - July 28, 2003
This annotation zooms down to the South China Sea just as Typhoon Koni is causing severe weather problems. 2784 Typhoon Koni Hits South China Sea
Rain structure of Hurricane Claudette 2783 Hurricane Claudette Approached Texas July 15, 2003
Image from the year 2000. 2777 Lake Mead Shrinks!
June 19, 2003 2776 Aspen Fire, Arizona
This image shows the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 24, 2002. Roads and population centers are shown in grey. 2775 Zoom to the Aspen Fire, Arizona on June 24, 2003
This image shows the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 24, 2003. The view is centered on the fire. 2774 A Time Series of the Aspen Fire North of Tucson, Arizona from June 19 - 24, 2003
This image shows the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 20, 2003 2773 A Time Series of the Aspen, Arizona Fire from June 19 - 24, 2003 (offset view)
This animation shows a zoom into the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 19, 2003. Major roads are shown in grey. 2772 Zoom to the Aspen Fire, Arizona on June 19, 2003
This animation show a year in the life of global ocean temperatures, June 2, 2002 to May 11, 2003. Green indicates the coolest water, yellow the warmest. 2753 AMSR_E Pacific Sea Surface Temperature Data Used to Forecast 2003 Hurricane Season
This animation show a year in the life of global ocean temperatures, June 2, 2002 to May 11, 2003. Green indicates the coolest water, yellow the warmest. 2752 AMSR-E Sea Surface Temperature in the Atlantic Used to Forecast 2003 Hurricane Season
This animation show a year in the life of global ocean temperatures, June 2, 2002 to May 11, 2003. Green indicates the coolest water, yellow the warmest. The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) on the Aqua satellite saw through the clouds to provide sea surface temperatures. 2751 AMSR-E SST Global Flat Map: Sea Surface Temperature Data Used to Forecast 2003 Hurricane Season
Smoke innudates Asia on May 19, 2003. 2739 Asian Smoke Seen by SeaWiFS
A look back at the Kuwait fires from the Gulf War. 2736 Kuwait Fires with Dates
Kuwait, February 23, 1991 2715 Kuwait Fires
The full 5 minute multisensor fire animation with audio and annotations 2707 Multisensor Fire Observations
This animation starts with a global view of the world, zooms into the storm area, and dissolves between each the images taken every day. 2706 African Dust Sequence
Fires and smoke close up 2679 Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003
The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour. 2661 Tropical Cyclone Zoe Devastates South Pacific Islands, December 29, 2002
This image shows streamers of dust blowing southwestward over the Los Angeles metropolitan area. 2660 Santa Ana winds on January 6, 2003
Peel away the clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The rain structure is depicted with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is grey and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The forth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour. 2659 Tropical Cyclone Crystal on December 25, 2002
The color overlay represents the brightness temperature observed in one of the HSB channels. The most important color is blue, which indicates intense convection and likely rain cells. Green generally indicates thick clouds, while red indicates thin low clouds. (Microwave, unlike infrared, penetrates clouds and looks into them or even through them.) 2657 Super-Typhoon Pongsona Visualized from AIRS Instrument Suite Data
Closer view of Tropical Storm Edouard off the coast of Florida on September 3, 2002. 2654 Tropical Storm Edouard
Peel away the clouds to reveal the storms structure. 2647 Tropical Cyclone Boura on November 17, 2002
A high res image of Mt. Etna and the smoke plume. 2643 Mt. Etna Erupts and Terra/MODIS Captures It
Scan across the clouds of Tropical Depression 14 to reveal the rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour. 2642 Tropical Depression 14 on October 15, 2002
The video begins with an animation of a rotating Earth being observed by a satellite. A zoom into a data stream emerging from the satellite reveals flowing 0's and 1's that materialize into the conference theme "From Terabytes to Insights." A transitional sequence introduces a science and technology montage showing scientific visualizations, supercomputers, grids, networks, and computing interfaces. The montage ends with a scientist studying an Earth globe on an Immersive Workbench. 2641 The SC2002 Conference Opening Video
This animation shows fires detected over Central America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2639 Fires over Central America during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This image shows fires detected over Central America on 05-14-2002. 2638 Fires over Central America during 2001 and 2002
Peel Away the clouds to see the structure. Light blue shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Green represents at least 1.7 inches of rain. Yellow is areas with over 2.0 inches of rain fell per hour, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour. 2635 Tropical Storm Kenna on October 22, 2002
The visualization zooms down to Tropical Depression Kyle just about to make landfall over northeastern Florida. 2618 Tropical Depression Kyle, October 10, 2002
Southeastern Texas after flood: 8 July 2002 2572 Southeastern Texas Floods: 8 July 2002 (after)
Southeastern Texas before flood: 24 June 2002 2571 Southeastern Texas Floods: 24 June 2002 (before)
This is the rain structure of Hurricane Lili with all of the clouds removed on October 2, 2002. Yellow denotes areas of rain with 0.5 inches of rain per hour, Green denotes areas of 1.0 inches of rain per hour and Red shows areas with more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour 2563 Hurricane Lili, October 2, 2002
Tropical Storm Isodore 2561 Tropical Storm Isodore Makes Landfall in Louisiana, September 26, 2002
Post-flood image (August 21, 2002) 2560 Flooding in China (Before and After)
Peel away the clouds of Hurricane Isodore to reveal the rain structure. Yellow represents areas iwhere at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour. 2558 Hurricane Isodore on September 19, 2002
The rain structure of Tropical Storm Gustav: grey is 0.5 inches of rain, green is 1.0 inches of rain, and red is 2.0 inches of rain or more per hour 2552 Hurricane Gustav
This animation shows global fire activity 7-1-2001 and 8-20-2002. During June 2002, a close view of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire is shown. A clock overlay indicates the date. 2547 Portrait of Global Fires with Zoom to Rodeo/Chediski Fire with Clock
This image shows the extent of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire as of 7-2-2002. 2546 Portrait of Global Fires with Zoom to Rodeo/Chediski Fire
This animation shows fires detected over Australia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2545 Fires over Australia during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Australia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2544 Fires over Australia during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over Africa from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2543 Fires over Africa during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Africa from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2542 Fires over Africa during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over Asia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2541 Fires over Asia during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Asia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2540 Fires over Asia during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over Europe from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2539 Fires over Europe during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Europe from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2538 Fires over Europe during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over South America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2537 Fires over South America during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over South America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2536 Fires over South America during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over North America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2535 Fires over North America during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over North America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2534 Fires over North America during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over the United States from 5-1-2002 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2533 Fires over the United States during the Summer of 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over the United States from 5-1-2002 through 8-20-2002. 2532 Fires over the United States during the Summer of 2002
This animation shows fires detected over the Western US between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002 from a still camera position with a clock inset. 2531 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Still Camera and Clock
This animation shows fires detected over the Western US between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002. 2530 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Still Camera
This animation shows a zoom out from the Southwestern US while fires detected between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002 are displayed. A clock inset indicates the date. 2529 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Zoom and Clock
This animation shows a zoom out from the Southwestern US while fires detected between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002 are displayed. 2528 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Zoom
This animation shows seasonal fire activity from 8-21-2001 to 8-20-2002 on a flat map with a clock showing the date. 2527 Annual Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002 on a Flat Map with Clock
This animation shows seasonal fire activity from 8-21-2002 to 8-20-2002 displayed on a flat map. 2526 Annual Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002 on a Flat Map
This animation shows seasonal fire activity from 2-17-2002 to 7-31-2002 and from 8-1-2001 to 2-18-2002 with a clock overlay indicating the date. 2525 A Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This image shows a global view of fires detected on 10-11-2001 over Europe, Africa and South America. 2524 A Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fire activity occurring from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 on a rotating globe. 2522 Global Revolution of Fires during 2001 and 2002
Terra-MODIS caught this image the day of the attacks, September 11, 2001. 2521 Terra views New York City on September 11, 2001
View of New York City on September 11, 2002. 2520 SeaWiFS Views New York City on September 11, 2001
Peel away the clouds to reveal Hurricane Hernans rain structure. Yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain per hour, green is 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red is 2.0 or higher. 2519 Hurricane Hernan, September 1, 2002
This animation zooms down to Typhoon Phanfone just south of Japan. The structure of the storm is revealed where yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain or more, green shows 1.0 inches of rain and red shows 2.0 inches or more. 2507 Powerful Typhoon Phanfone, August 15, 2002
On August 12, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite captured this image, showing the smoke from the burning fires. 2506 Smoke from Oregon Fires
This image show the heavy smoke moving along the east coast and into the Atlantic. 2505 Smoke from Canadian Wildfires
Typhoon Chataan off the coast of Japan. 2502 Super Typhoon Chataan
This image shows the area of the Texas Floods one month before. 2501 Before the Flooding in Southeast Texas
This image depicts the overflooding of the Texas rivers. 2500 Flooding in Southeast Texas
This image shows two of the images (the U.S. East Coast covered in smoke and flooding in Texas) that were captured by MODIS. 2499 The First Day In The Life of Aqua/MODIS
Peel away the clouds to reveal Tropical Storm Cristobal rain structure. Yellow denotes 0.5+ inches of rain, green denotes 1.0+ inches of rain, and red is 2.0+ inches of rain. 2498 Tropical Storm Cristobal
Close-up view of the smoke plume 2494 Terra/MODIS views fires near Sequoia National Forest
NDVI measurements for Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico during May, 2002. 2493 Drought over Western United States (Stills)
Image of the fire dated June 23, 2002 2492 Time Sequence of Arizona Fires
This image depicts the damage relative to burn marks and shows the intensity of the Arizona wild fires. 2491 A Pop-up of the Arizona Fires
This image depicts the Arizona fire and its smoke spread across neighboring states. 2490 Zoom Into Arizona Fires with State Borders
Push In to Western US NDVI Data 2489 NDVI for the United States as of May, 2002
Viewing the precipitation data along the TRMM swath. 2481 Hurricane Floyd: September 13, 1999
This image highlights the area coverage on the fire and smoke on June 20, 2002. 2476 A Zoom In of Arizona Forest Fires
Zoom down to Hurricane Alma on May 29, 2002. Scan across the storm and remove the cloud tops to reveal 3 isosurfaces. (Yellow = 0.5 inches-hour, Green = 1.0 inches-hour, Red=2.0+ inches-hour 2457 Tropical Cyclone Alma on May 29, 2002
SeaWiFS Biosphere data symbolizing the heartbeat of our planet. 2395 Pulse of the Planet
Close view of Cyclone Dina 2355 Cyclone Dina
A close up of Hurricane Olga, from the SeaWiFS Instrument. 2286 Hurricane Olga: 28 November 2001
A view of Iris precipitation data, looking southeast. 2274 Hurricane Iris from TRMM: October 9, 2001
Hurricane Erin as seen by the SeaWiFS Instrument 2273 Hurricane Erin from SeaWiFS: September 10, 2001 (Version 3)
Hurricane Erin as seen by MODIS 2272 Hurricane Erin from MODIS: September 5, 2001
Zoom in to view Hurricane Humberto and peel away the clouds to reveal data from the precipitation radar. 2267 Hurricane Humberto during the CAMEX Dropsonde Campaign
SeaWiFS captures this image of Erin as it lines up parallel with Cape Hatteras on September 10, 2001 2263 Hurricane Erin from SeaWiFS: September 10, 2001 (Version 2)
A wide view of Hurricane Erin from SeaWiFS, taken September 10, 2001. This image shows the eye to be located 200 kilometers due east of Bermuda. 2262 Hurricane Erin from SeaWiFS: September 10, 2001 (Version 1)
Close-up view of the fire zone (outlined in red). 2242 Terra/MODIS Zoom-in on a California Fire: August 29, 2001
Japanese area showing aftermath of Typhoon Pabuk 2239 Zoom into aftermath of Typhoon Pabuk in Japan (SeaWiFS 23 Aug 2001)
This SeaWiFS image clearly shows a massive duststorm over Libya. The image was taken on August 23, 2001. 2238 Libyan Dust Storm
Typhoon Pabuk over the southern part of Japan, August 21, 2001. 2237 Typhoon Pabuk
Mt. Etna, Sicily; Landsat 7 July 29, 2001, MODIS data of Italy. 2213 Mt. Etna, Sicily on July 29, 2001 from Landsat 7
MODIS dataset of Italy at 250 meter. 2212 Mt. Etna, Sicily on July 13, 2001 from Landsat 7
Mt. Etna, Sicily; Landsat 7 Dataset July 13, 2001 2211 Viewing Mt. Etna, Sicily Using Landsat-7 and MODIS
A close up of Typhoon Yutu 2209 MODIS View of Typhoon Yutu
Mt. Etna Eruption July 24, 2001 2208 Mount Etna Eruption
Zoom into the ongoing Mount Etna Eruption, July 24, 2001 2207 Mt Etna Eruption, July 24, 2001
A wideshot of Sicily. 2206 Mt. Etna, Sicily (push in)
Wide view of Sicily, notice the large plume. 2205 Mt. Etna, Sicily (pan)
A view of the precipitation data as the cloud layer peels away. Looking northwest. 2204 Typhoon Utor from TRMM: July 5, 2001
A side-by-side comparison of two images of Mt. Pinatubo taken ten years apart 2194 Mt. Pinatubo 10th Anniversary Perspective (Stills)
Mt. Pinatubo from Landsat, taken in January 2001 2193 Mt. Pinatubo 10th Anniversary Perspective
Mt. Pinatubo Eruption caused Equatorial Ozone Hole 2183 Mt. Pinatubo eruption effect on equatorial ozone
Sulfur Dioxide emission into the stratosphere June 16, 1991 through June 30, 1991 2182 Sulfur Dioxide emission from Mt Pinatubo Eruption June 1991 with dates
Sulfur dioxide emission the day Mt. Pinatubo erupted (June 16, 1991). 2181 Sulfur Dioxide Emission from Mt Pinatubo Eruption, June 1991
Another view along the satellite ground track, with the data fully revealed. 2155 Hurricane Adolph from TRMM: May 28, 2001
A comparision of AVHRR and ASTER data. 2148 AGU Press Briefing May 29th: Measuring Bezymianny Flows; AVHRR vs.ASTER
Looking at Mt. Bezymianny and its volcanic vent. Comparing the red pixels of 10-25-00 and 12-30-00 to show the vent and lava run off. 2147 AGU Press Briefing May 29th: Measuring Bezymianny Flows
Looking at Landsat images of Mt. St. Helens, Looking at the regrowth after the disaster. 2104 Time Heals All Wounds. A Look at Mt. St. Helens (faster dissolve)
Looking at Landsat images of Mt. St. Helens, Looking at the regrowth after the disaster. 2103 Time heals all wounds. A look at Mt. St. Helens (slower dissolve)
Hurricane Keith as the TRMM scan plane slices through the eye. 2090 Hurricane Keith from TRMM: October 2, 2000 (3 Surfaces)
Cyclone Dera (March 11, 2001) 2075 Cyclone Dera
Close-up view of Lake Chad in 2001 2066 Lake Chad 2001
Comparison of Lake Chad in 1973 and 1987. 2065 Lake Chad Evaporation 1973 to 1987
Comparison of Lake Chad in 1963, 1973, 1987, and 1997. 2064 Lake Chad Evaporation 1963 to 1997
Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa on 9-25-2000 2017 Safari 2000 Fires and Aerosols
Infrared composite image of the Madikwe fire. 2016 Aerial View of the Madikwe Fire
A flooded region of Vietnam. 2002 Terra/MODIS Views Flooding in Vietnam
Movie zooming down to Hurricane Keith and revealing the TRMM precipitation data taken October 5, 2000 2001 Hurricane Keith from TRMM: October 5, 2000