Hurricane Isabel Model: Clouds and Precipitable Water
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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.
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The yellow line indicates the path of hurricane Isabel. The green line indicates the path predicted by the FVGCM model. The background is a visualization of the Total Precipitable Water predicted by the model, superimposed onto the predicted cloud coverage.
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The yellow line indicates the path of hurricane Isabel. The green line indicates the path predicted by the FVGCM model. The background is a visualization of the Total Precipitable Water predicted by the model, superimposed onto the predicted cloud coverage.
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A global view of the Eastern hemisphere, showing the total precipitable water and cloud coverage predicted by the FVGCM model.
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A global view of the Western hemisphere, showing the total precipitable water and cloud coverage predicted by the FVGCM model.
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