TRMM Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 27, 2004

  • Released Thursday, September 30, 2004
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Jeanne. TRMM saw this view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 27, 2004, just before it made landfall. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.

The TRMM spacecraft allows us to see beneath the clouds from Hurricane Jeanne to see the rain which powers the storm.

The TRMM spacecraft allows us to see the clouds from Hurricane Jeanne with the rain structure underneath.(September 27, 2004)

The TRMM spacecraft allows us to see the clouds from Hurricane Jeanne with the rain structure underneath.(September 27, 2004)

Blue represents the volumetric area where TRMM has recorded more than 0.25 inches of rain per hour.

Blue represents the volumetric area where TRMM has recorded more than 0.25 inches of rain per hour.

Green is where it has rained more than 0.5 inches of rain per hour.

Green is where it has rained more than 0.5 inches of rain per hour.

Yellow is where it has rained more than 1.0 inches of rain per hour.

Yellow is where it has rained more than 1.0 inches of rain per hour.

Red is where it has rained more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour.

Red is where it has rained more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour.

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This page was originally published on Thursday, September 30, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.

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