NASA/JAXA GPM Satellite Eyes Hurricane Zeta on its way to New Orleans
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- Greg Shirah
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- George Huffman
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Hurricane Zeta on Wednesday October 28th, 2020 at approximately 3:25 am Central Time (8:25 UTC).
This video is also available on our YouTube channel.
Early in the morning of Oct 28, the GPM satellite flew directly over Hurricane Zeta, which was strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico as it headed for landfall in southeastern Louisiana. The data captured by the Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar show a symmetric storm, with a clear eye surrounded by tall thunderstorms, an indicator that the storm was strengthening after encountering the Yucatan Peninsula a day earlier.
Zeta is the 27th named storm of 2020 which ties the record for the most named storms since 2005. (See 27 Storms: Arlene to Zeta for a summary of the 2005 hurricane season). Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans that record-breaking year and now it is poised to take another hit by Hurricane Zeta.
GPM data is archived at https://pps.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Credits
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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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Writer
- Stephen J. Munchak (University of Maryland)
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Scientists
- George Huffman (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC)
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Producer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Missions
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GPM Rain Rates (Surface Precipitation)
ID: 822Credit: Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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GPM Volumetric Precipitation data (Ku)
ID: 830Credit: Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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IMERG
ID: 863This dataset can be found at: http://pmm.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/document_files/IMERG_ATBD_V4.4.pdf
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