Category 4 Hurricane Matthew on October 2, 2016
-
- Visualizations by:
- Alex Kekesi
-
- Scientific consulting by:
- Dalia B Kirschbaum,
- Gail Skofronick Jackson, and
- George Huffman
-
- Produced by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
- View full credits
This data visualization tracks Hurricane Matthew as it intensifies to a Category 5 Hurricane and stops as Matthew turns into a Category 4 Hurricane on October 2, 2016. GPM's GPROF and DPR data swathes are then revealed to show the internal precipitation structure of this strong storm. After most of the DPR data is pulled away, a static 3D wind field is then shown to reveal the flow of air within the structure. DPR is then draped back over the wind fields to show the two datasets together. The winds are derived from GEOS-5.
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core observatory satellite flew over Hurricane Matthew as the category 4 hurricane on October 2, 2016 shortly after it downgraded from a category 5 hurricane.
The GPM Core Observatory carries two instruments that show the location and intensity of rain and snow, which defines a crucial part of the storm structure – and how it will behave. The GPM Microwave Imager sees through the tops of clouds to observe how much and where precipitation occurs, and the Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar observes precise details of precipitation in 3-dimensions.
GPM data is part of the toolbox of satellite data used by forecasters and scientists to understand how storms behave. GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Current and future data sets are available with free registration to users from NASA Goddard's Precipitation Processing Center website.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
-
Data visualizers
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
-
Scientists
- Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Gail Skofronick Jackson (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- George Huffman (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
-
Producer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
-
Technical support
- Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
-
GOES
ID: 33 -
GPM Rain Rates (Surface Precipitation)
ID: 822Credit: Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
See all pages that use this dataset -
GPM Volumetric Precipitation data (Ku)
ID: 830Credit: Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
See all pages that use this dataset
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details, nor the data sets themselves on our site.
Related Pages
-
-
ID: 4575 Visualization
NASA Studies Hurricane Matthew
Read moreThis data visualization follows Hurricane Matthew throughout its destructive run in the Caribbean and Southeast U.S. coast. By utilizing different data sets from NOAA's GOES satellite, NASA/JAXA's GPM, MERRA-2 model runs, IMERG, Goddard's soil moisture product, and sea surface temperatures, scientists are able to put together a clearer picture of how this hurricane quickly intensified and eventually weakened. || matthew_narrated_v106.5800_print.jpg (1024x576) [189.6 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.5800_searchweb.png (320x180) [114.8 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.5800_thm.png (80x40) [7.8 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.mp4 (1920x1080) [140.5 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/matthew/ (1920x1080) [512.0 KB] || matthew_narrated_v106.webm (1920x1080) [22.0 MB] || matthew_narrated_v106_4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [443.1 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [512.0 KB] ||
-
ID: 4543 Visualization
Monitoring Hurricane Matthew
Read moreThis example visualization shows how all of the below data visualizations could be arranged on NASA's 3x3 hyperwall display. || MatthewHyperwall9.01110_print.jpg (1024x576) [227.7 KB] || MatthewHyperwall9.01110_searchweb.png (320x180) [116.5 KB] || MatthewHyperwall9.01110_thm.png (80x40) [8.0 KB] || MatthewHyperwall9.mp4 (1920x1080) [61.9 MB] || MatthewHyperwall9.webm (1920x1080) [4.8 MB] || MatthewHyperwall9_4543.key [64.9 MB] || MatthewHyperwall9_4543.pptx [64.4 MB] ||
-
ID: 4512 Visualization
GPM Monitors Hurricane Matthew Flooding the Carolinas
Read moreThis data visualization resumes where the visualization "GPM Captures Hurricane Matthew Nearing Florida" leaves off. In this animation Hurricane Matthew travels up the east coast from Florida to the Carolinas. On October 8, 2016 Matthew (still a category 2 hurricane) dumps massive amounts of rain throughout the southeast dousing North and South Carolina. GPM then flies over the area revealing precipitation rates on the ground. As we zoom in closer, GPM's DPR sensor reveals a curtain of 3D rain rates within the massive weather system. || matthew_v4_annotated.4999_print.jpg (1024x576) [143.7 KB] || matthew_v4_annotated.4999_searchweb.png (320x180) [86.4 KB] || matthew_v4_annotated.4999_thm.png (80x40) [6.7 KB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/Matthew_with_annotations/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || matthew_v4_annotated_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [20.0 MB] || matthew_v4_annotated_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [4.0 MB] ||
-
ID: 4511 Visualization
GPM Monitors Hurricane Matthew Nearing Florida
Read moreThis data visualization resumes where the visualization "GPM Captures Hurricane Matthew Over Haiti" leaves off. After dissolving away GPM's DPR and GPROF data over Haiti on October 3rd, 2016, we follow Matthew to October 4th as the eye makes landfall over Haiti. GPM's GPROF sweeps in to show the tremendous amounts of rainfall throughout Haiti. We then move forward in time to October 6th as Matthew approaches Florida. Another GPM GPROF swath shows how close the outer bands of precipitation are to the Florida coast. Finally, we move a little further into the same day revealing the massive amounts of rainfall being produced by this storm as it begins to impact Florida. || mathhew_v3_annotated.3899_print.jpg (1024x576) [141.6 KB] || mathhew_v3_annotated.3899_searchweb.png (320x180) [94.1 KB] || mathhew_v3_annotated.3899_thm.png (80x40) [6.9 KB] || mathhew_v3_annotated_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [25.4 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/Matthew_with_annotations/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || mathhew_v3_annotated_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [4.2 MB] || mathhew_v3_annotated_4511.key [28.4 MB] || mathhew_v3_annotated_4511.pptx [28.0 MB] ||
-
ID: 4508 Visualization
GPM Captures Hurricane Matthew Over Haiti
Read moreThis animation starts with an overview of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. As the camera slowly pushes in, Hurricane Matthew begins to form. By the morning of October 2nd, 2016 Matthew is a Category 4 Hurricane immediately south of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Time then slows down to see GPM's GPROF swath reveal ground precipitation from the hurricane. Now, with the camera closer in the view rotates to reveal a curtain of 3-dimensional radar data from GPM's DPR instrument. DPR shows the 3-D structure of the hurricane's precipitation rates. Areas in blue and purple are frozen precipitation, whereas areas in greens and reds are liquid precipitation. The data for October 2nd then fades away and the hurricane advances to October 3rd, stopping over Haiti. A new satellite pass of GPM GPROF ground precipitation is revealed, followed by a new curtain of 3-D DPR data. || mathhew_v2.2390_print.jpg (1024x576) [167.4 KB] || mathhew_v2.2390_searchweb.png (320x180) [101.7 KB] || mathhew_v2.2390_thm.png (80x40) [7.5 KB] || matthew_v2_annotated_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [60.2 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/Matthew_with_annotations/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || matthew_v2_annotated_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [8.0 MB] || matthew_v2_annotated_4508.key [62.7 MB] || matthew_v2_annotated_4508.pptx [62.3 MB] ||
-
ID: 4507 Visualization
GPM Captures Hurricane Matthew Before Haiti Landfall
Read moreThis animation starts with an overview of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. As the camera slowly pushes in, Hurricane Matthew begins to form. By the morning of October 2nd, 2016 Matthew is a Category 4 Hurricane immediately south of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Time then slows down to see GPM's GPROF swath reveal ground precipitation from the hurricane. Now, with the camera closer in the view rotates to reveal a curtain of 3-dimensional radar data from GPM's DPR instrument. DPR shows us the 3-D structure of the hurricane's precipitation rates. Areas in blue and purple are frozen precipitation, whereas areas in greens and reds are liquid precipitation. || mathhew_annotated.1299_print.jpg (1024x576) [174.0 KB] || mathhew_annotated.1299_searchweb.png (320x180) [105.0 KB] || mathhew_annotated.1299_thm.png (80x40) [7.7 KB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/composite_with_annotations/ (1920x1080) [256.0 KB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/composite_without_annotations/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/gpm_data_layer/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/earth_and_cloud_layer/ (1920x1080) [256.0 KB] || mathhew_annotated_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [40.1 MB] || matthew_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [38.7 MB] || mathhew_annotated_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [5.1 MB] ||
-