Hurricane Mitch from TRMM: October 27, 1998
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A fly-in to Hurricane Mitch on October 27, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM. In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.
Duration: 22.0 seconds
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A three-dimensional view of the cloud structure of Hurricane Mitch
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A perspective view of clouds and precipitation isosurfaces of Hurricane Mitch
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Precipitation rates on the ground superimposed on an infrared cloud image of Hurricane Mitch, measured by TRMM on October 27, 1998. Red represents the regions of highest rainfall.
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An infrared image of Hurricane Mitch superimposed on ground precipitation rates for Hurricane Mitch, from October 27, 1998. Red represents regions of highest rainfall.
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An infrared image of Hurricane Mitch taken by the VIRS instrument on TRMM on October 27, 1998
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| Animation Number: | 220 |
| Animator: | Greg Shirah (Lead) |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 1998-12-31 |
| Scientist: | Chris Kummerow (NASA/GSFC) |
| Instruments: | GOES
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| | TRMM/PR |
| | TRMM/TMI |
| | TRMM/VIRS |
| Data Collected: | 1998/10/27 |
| Series: | TRMM 3D Hurricanes |
| Video: | SVS1998-0005 * |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Atmospheric science
SVS
>> Hurricane
DLESE
>> Natural hazards
SVS
>> Hurricane Mitch
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This work has been visible on
Computer Graphics World Magazine September 2000 pp. 76 |
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Please give credit for this item to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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