Earth  ID: 3745

Hurricane Katrina 3D Stereoscopic Viewfinder Image

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi and Lori Perkins Released on July 1, 2010
NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005. At the time the data was collected, Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane, the most destructive and deadly. The cloud cover data was taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS), with additional data from the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure data was taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). This view looks underneath the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. This stereoscopic still image was created from a previous visualization and is intended for viewing through a special NASA Earth Science Viewfinder available through NASA Headquarters. Below, we include an anaglyph version, a printable viewfinder version, and the individual left eye and right eye views.
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3D stereographic anaglyph of Hurricane Katrina using TRMM and GOES data. (Red/Cyan glasses are required to view this image properly.)

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3D stereographic image of Hurricane Katrina using TRMM and GOES data. These print resolution images were created for use with a NASA Earth Science Viewfinder made available through NASA Headquarters.
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Left eye view of Hurricane Katrina revealing some of the internal structure as seen by the TRMM satellite.
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Right eye view of Hurricane Katrina revealing some of the internal structure as seen by the TRMM satellite.

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist
James W. Williams (GST): Project Support
Shiloh Heurich (GST): Project Support
Trent L. Schindler (UMBC): Project Support
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM

Data Used:
TRMM/PR
2005/08/28
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TRMM/TMI
2005/08/28
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TRMM/VIRS
2005/08/28
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GOES
2005/08/28
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This item is part of these series:
TRMM 3D Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina
3D Viewfinder

Keywords:
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires
SVS >> Stereo Display
SVS >> Hurricane Katrina
SVS >> GOES
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Water Cycle >> Condensation
SVS >> Hurricanes >> Jeanne
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