September 05, 2003 - (date of web publication)

Hurricane Fabian's Arrival Imminent

Residents of Bermuda brace for a direct impact from Hurricane Fabian. Meanwhile, scientists use space-based tools to help assess the hurricane's impact on Bermuda as well as the East Coast.

Image 1 Credit: NASDA/NASA

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LOOKING INSIDE FABIAN

The eye of a hurricane may be the calm of the storm, but it also houses the heat that fuels the strength of its fury. NASA and NASDA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite looked inside Fabian and showed scientists the engine that is driving the storm, giving them an idea of the intensity and distribution of rainfall. The world's first and only spaceborne rain radar allows scientists to create 3-D views of precipitation, height of the rain column and warmth of the core inside powerful hurricanes. Red color indicates rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. This visualization is from Sept. 4, 2003.

LURKING OFF THE COAST

Image 2 Credit: NASA/Orbimage

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The wide-angle lens of the Sea-viewing Wide-Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) instrument on the Orbview-2 satellite captured this picture of Fabian Sept. 4, 2003, near Bermuda but not too far from the United States' East Coast. SeaWiFS monitors the health of the world's oceans by studying color.

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For more information contact:

Rani D.Chohan
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
phone: 301.286.2483

September 03, 2003 Fabian site

September 04, 2003 Fabian site

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