Earth  ID: 3016

TRMM Precipiation Radar Observes Rain Structure of Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on September 22, 2004
NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Jeanne. TRMM recorded this view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the rain structure is seen by TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR). 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.
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TRMM sees the power behind Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004. The rain structure is taken by TRMMs Precipitation Radar (PR). Precipitation Radar has a horizontal resolution at the ground of about 2.5 miles (four kilometers) and a swath width of 137 miles (220 kilometers). One of its most important features will be its ability to provide vertical profiles of the rain and snow from the surface up to a height of about 12 miles (20 kilometers). It looks underneath of the storms clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.
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September 23, 2004 The blue isosurface represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.
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September 23, 2004 The green isosurface represents areas with at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour.
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September 23, 2004 The yellow isosurface represents areas with at least 1.0 inches of rain per hour.
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September 23, 2004 The red isosurface represents areas with at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.

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/PR
2004/09/23
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TRMM/TMI
2004/09/23
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TRMM/VIRS
2004/09/23
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This item is part of these series:
Hurricanes
TRMM 3D Hurricanes

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Rainfall
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires
GCMD >> Location >> Bahamas
GCMD >> Location >> Florida
SVS >> Hurricane Jeanne
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Atmospheric Circulation
SVS >> Atmospheric Science
SVS >> Cloud Cover >> Type
SVS >> Cloud Cover >> Frequency
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