Earth  ID: 3285

Hurricane Wilma MODIS Close-Up

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on October 20, 2005
The Terra/MODIS and NOAA/GOES instruments captured this view of Hurricane Wilma on October 19, 2005 at 1640Z. At this time, Hurricane Wilma had a record minimum central pressure of 882 millibars and sustained winds of 150 knots (172 mph). Hurricane Wilma is the strongest, most intense Atlantic Hurricane in terms of barometric pressure and the most rapidly strengthening Atlantic storm on record.
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Hurricane Wilma on 10/19/2005 at 1640Z from Terra/MODIS.
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Hurricane Wilma on 10/19/2005 at 1640Z from NASA's Terra/MODIS and NOAA's GOES12/Imager.

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
GOES-12/Imager/Visible
10/19/2005
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Terra/MODIS
10/19/2005
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Hurricane Wilma

Keywords:
DLESE >> Hydrology
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Meteorological Hazards
GCMD >> Location >> Gulf Of Mexico
SVS >> Hurricane Rita
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