Hurricane Isabel: Under the Hood (background only)
This visualization shows NOAA/GOES infrared (IR) data of Hurricane Isabel as it makes its way across the Atlantic towards landfall. The track of Isabel is shown using a color code to indicate the storm's category: green=tropical depression, yellow=tropical storm, red=category 1, light red=category 2, purple=category 3, light purple=category4, white=category 5. This visualization is the background for animation ID 2996.
Hurricane Isabel crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Isabel as a category 3

Hurricane Isabel as a category 4

Hurricane Isabel as a category 5

Hurricane Isabel as a category 5

Hurricane Isabel as a category 2

Hurricane Isabel as a category 2
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
- Marte Newcombe (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Alex Kekesi
(Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
Missions
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[TRMM: PR]
ID: 109 -
[GOES: AMSU]
ID: 156 -
[GOES: HIRS]
ID: 163
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Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, September 8, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.