Visualizations by
Lori Perkins
Released on September 1, 2008
The MODIS instrument on Terra captures great details in the clouds surrounding Hurricane Gustav. Gustav may have been undergoing an eyewall replacement on its approach to the coast - with some weakening. Gustav's eye looks very small and measures less then 25 nautical miles.The National Hurricane Center indicates that hurricane force winds extended up to 70 miles from the center of the storm threatening much of the Gulf Coast Region.
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