Earth  ID: 1300

Hurricane Gilbert from GOES: September 12-13, 1988

Visualizations by Dave Pape Released on March 13, 1994
Hurricane Gilbert was one of the strongest hurricanes ever seen in the Atlantic, with winds up to 184 miles per hour. It devastated Jamaica before coming to land at the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Hurricane Gilbert approaching Jamaica on September 12 and 13, 1988, as seen by GOES 6 and GOES 7.

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Dave Pape (NASA): Lead Animator
Dennis Chesters (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Data Used:
GOES-6
1988/09/12-1988/09/13
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GOES-7
1988/09/12-1988/09/13
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Hurricanes

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
SVS >> Hurricane Gilbert
SVS >> GOES
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0