Earth ID: 2498

Tropical Storm Cristobal

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on August 7, 2002

This animation shows Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002 . Cristobal was located east of St. Augustine, Florida. The storm has had a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 MPH. Cristobal is expected to move east-northeast within the next 24 hours.

This animation zooms down to Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002. The structure of the storm is revealed where yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain or more, green shows 1.0 inches of rain and red shows 2.0 inches or more. The remains of Tropical Depression Bertha can also be seen just off the Louisiana coast.

Peel away the clouds to reveal Tropical Storm Cristobal rain structure. Yellow denotes 0.5+ inches of rain, green denotes 1.0+ inches of rain, and red is 2.0+ inches of rain.

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist

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Mission:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM

Data Used:

TRMM/VIS

2002/08/07

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TRMM/TMI

2002/08/07

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TRMM/PR

2002/08/07

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GOES

2002/08/07

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This item is part of this series:
TRMM 3D Hurricanes

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
SVS >> Storm
SVS >> GOES
NASA Science >> Earth