Hurricane Isabel Model: Clouds
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The NASA finite-volume General Circulation Model (fvGCM) was used to predict the path of hurricane Isabel, starting from a known initial state. The predicted path is compared to the actual path taken by the hurricane.
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An animation showing the actual track of Hurricane Isabel, in yellow, and the track predicted by the FVGCM model, in green.
Duration: 25.0 seconds
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The yellow line indicates the actual path of hurricane Isabel. The green line indicates the path predicted by the FVGCM model. The background is a visualization of the cloud coverage predicted by the model.
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The yellow line indicates the actual path of hurricane Isabel. The green line indicates the path predicted by the FVGCM model. The background is a visualization of the cloud coverage predicted by the model.
Available formats:
3200 x 2400
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320 x 240
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A global view of the Eastern hemisphere, showing the cloud coverage predicted by the FVGCM model.
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A global view of the Western hemisphere, showing the cloud coverage predicted by the FVGCM model.
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| Animation Number: | 3000 |
| Animators: | James W. Williams (Lead) |
| | Greg Shirah |
| | Randall Jones |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 2004-09-01 |
| Scientist: | William Putman (NASA/GSFC) |
| Data set: | fvGCM |
| Data Collected: | 2003/09/14 - 2003/09/21 |
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Please give credit for this visualization to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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