Sept. 10, 2017, 8 a.m.
GPM scans Hurricane Irma on September 5th and again on September 7th as the storm approaches Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti as a category 5 hurricane. This video is also available on our YouTube channel. || The GPM core observatory satellite had an exceptional view of hurricane Irma s in the Gulf about 10 days earlier. || GPM scans Hurricane Irma on September 5th and again on September 7th as the storm approaches Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti as a category 5 hurricane. This version has no dates. || Dates-only version corresponding the the visualization above. || Color bar for liquid precipitation rates (ie, rain rates). Shades of green represent low amounts of liquid precipitation, whereas shades of red represent high amounts of precipitation. || Color bar for frozen precipitation rates (ie, snow rates). Shades of cyan represent low amounts of frozen precipitation, whereas shades of purple represent high amounts of precipitation. || Print resolution still image of Hurricane Irma approaching Puerto Rico on September 5th, 2017 || Print resolution still image of Hurricane Irma approaching Puerto Rico on September 5th, 2017. A cutting plane slices through 3D precipitation data to expose the eye of storm. || Print resolution still image of Hurricane Irma off the coast of Haiti on September 7th, 2017. || Print resolution still image of Hurricane Irma off the coast of Haiti on September 7th, 2017.
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