NASA/JAXA GPM Satellite Captures Hurricane Delta on Approach to the Gulf Coast
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- Visualizations by:
- Alex Kekesi and
- Greg Shirah
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- Scientific consulting by:
- George Huffman
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- Produced by:
- Kathryn Mersmann
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GPM passed over Hurricane Delta Thursday October 8, 2020 at appproximately 7:40pm Central Time (UTC time: 10/9/2020 00:40Z) as it approached the Gulf coast.
Hurricane Delta is the 25th named Atlantic storm of the 2020 hurricane season. After exhausting a list of prepared names, the World Meteorological Organization turns to the Greek alphabet to name storms. Delta marked the strongest Greek-named storm on record. Hurricanes typically get a massive boost of energy when they pass over warm waters. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified from a tropical depression to Category 4 storm in about 30 hours.
GPM data is archived at https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data visualizers
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- George Huffman (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC)
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Producers
- Kathryn Mersmann (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
- Katie Jepson (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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