Earth  ID: 2800

Tracking the Category 4 Hurricane Isabel, September 10, 2003

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on September 12, 2003
Captured by Aqua's MODIS instrument on September 10, 2003, the (category 4) hurricane heads west towards the U.S. Isabel's maximum wind cuts are at least 135 mph. The thin cirrus clouds indicate that outflow is on the western side and expanding to the West.
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This visualization shows the position of a category 4 hurricane. Initially, you see the United States and the Atlantic Ocean. You then zoom down to Isabels position hundreds of miles east of Cuba.
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Close-up of Hurricane Isabel on September 10, 2003.
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Video slate image reads "Tracking the Category 4 Hurricane Isabel

Date: 09/10/2003".

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)

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Data Used:
Aqua/MODIS
2003/09/10
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Hurricanes

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Isabel
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
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