+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation Precipitation Accumulation Differences between 2002 and 2003 The East Coast droughts of 2002 and the high amounts of rainfall in 2003 have yielded large differences in our accumulated precipitation amounts between those two years.    This image shows the differences in rainfall accumulation across the United States between 2002 and 2003. Areas of blue indicate regions with high amounts of rainfall, and areas of red indicate areas with lower amounts of rainfall. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   160 x 80           PNG       18 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     16 KB   80 x 40             PNG         5 KB    Colorbar indicating the differing amounts of rainfall (in inches) that occurred in 2003 opposed to 2002. Available formats:   640 x 480         TIFF     15 KB   320 x 240         JPEG       3 KB Animation Number: 2828 Completed: 2003-09-11 Animators: Alex Kekesi (GST) (Lead)   Hal Pierce (SSAI) Scientist: Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: TRMM   TRMM/TMI/Rainfall Accumulation Data Collected: 2002/04/01 - 2003/07/31     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: