Tropical Cyclone Boura on November 17, 2002
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Tropical Cyclone Boura approaches Madagascar on November 17, 2002. The storm has intensified over night. 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.
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This animation zooms down to Cyclone Boura and
peels away the cloudtop to reveal the underlying rain structure. The structure is represented by 5 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.
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Peel away the clouds to reveal the storms structure.
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Tropical Cyclone Bouras rain structure - grey is 0.5 inches of rain per hour; light blue is 1.0 inches of rain per hour; green is 1.7 inches of rain per hour; yellow is 2.0 inches of rain per hour; red is 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour.
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| Animation Number: | 2647 |
| Animator: | Lori Perkins (Lead) |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 2002-11-19 |
| Scientist: | Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC) |
| Instruments: | TRMM/PR
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| | TRMM/TMI |
| | TRMM/VIS |
| Data Collected: | 2002/11/17 |
| Series: | TRMM 3D Hurricanes |
| Video: | SVS2002-0024 * |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Atmospheric science
SVS
>> Boura
SVS
>> Cyclones
DLESE
>> Natural hazards
GCMD
>> Location
>> Madagascar
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Please give credit for this visualization to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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