Earth ID: 2805

Hurricane Isabel Eyes the Eastern U.S., September 15, 2003

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on September 16, 2003

NASA is keeping a close watch on Hurricane Isabel as it churns in the Atlantic with winds that top 150 miles per hour.

Though the storm had begun to weaken, it still packed winds of 138 miles per hour with gusts up to 167 miles per hour.

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:

Terra/MODIS

2003/09/15

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GOES

2003/09/15

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This item is part of this series:
Hurricanes

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Isabel
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
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