Towers In The Tempest

  • Released Wednesday, July 28, 2010
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 3773

Understanding how hot towers power hurricanes results in improved storm forecasting models that will ultimately save lives.

Understanding how hot towers power hurricanes results in improved storm forecasting models that will ultimately save lives.

The eyewall updraft (orange) sends air parcels (blue) higher in the atmosphere.

The eyewall updraft (orange) sends air parcels (blue) higher in the atmosphere.

High-altitude towers--some as high as nine miles (15 km)--play a key role in transforming mediocre tropical storms into full-scale tempests.

High-altitude towers--some as high as nine miles (15 km)--play a key role in transforming mediocre tropical storms into full-scale tempests.



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio



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