Earth  ID: 2997

Hurricane Isabel: Under the Hood (PR and AMSU only)

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on September 8, 2004
This visualization is an inset from animation 2996. It shows how the distribution of Hurricane Isabel's rainfall (circular sturctures below) and heat inside the storm (oblong structures above) fluctuated dramatically as the storm changed intensities. The warm core of the hurricane was the engine that drove the storm, allowing it to draw up energy from the ocean, gathering strength and size.
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Hurricane Isabel's rain rates and warm core
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Hurricane Isabels structure as a category 4
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Hurricane Isabels structure as a category 5
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Hurricane Isabels structure as a category 2

Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Marte Newcombe (GST): Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Additional credits for providing AMSU data should go to Chris Velden (University of Wisconsin)

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Mission:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM

Data Used:
TRMM/PR
2004/09/08, 2004/09/10, 2004/09/12, 2004/09/14-16
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GOES/AMSU
2003/09/07-2003/09/19
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GOES/HIRS
2003/09/07-2003/09/19
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This item is part of these series:
Hurricanes
TRMM 3D Hurricanes

Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Meteorological Hazards
SVS >> GOES
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Atmospheric Circulation
SVS >> Atmospheric Science
SVS >> Meteorological Phenomenon
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