Hurricane Mitch from TRMM: October 27, 1998

A fly-in to Hurricane Mitch on October 27, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM. In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface.

A three-dimensional view of the cloud structure of Hurricane Mitch

A perspective view of clouds and precipitation isosurfaces of Hurricane Mitch

Precipitation rates on the ground superimposed on an infrared cloud image of Hurricane Mitch, measured by TRMM on October 27, 1998. Red represents the regions of highest rainfall.

An infrared image of Hurricane Mitch superimposed on ground precipitation rates for Hurricane Mitch, from October 27, 1998. Red represents regions of highest rainfall.

An infrared image of Hurricane Mitch taken by the VIRS instrument on TRMM on October 27, 1998

Video slate image reads "TRMM Hurricane Mitch (category 5) October 27, 1998 01:08 UTC TRMM Microwave Image and Visible and Infrared Scanner (and GOES Satellite Data) ; red colors = High rain rates; blue colors = Lower rain rates".