TROPICS Eyes Hurricane Erin
This animation tracks Hurricane Erin from August 10 through August 20, 2025.
The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission is a constellation of small satellites designed to monitor global precipitation events on a much more frequent basis than what large single satellites can do. It is a short term demonstration mission supporting the concept of high cadence small CubeSat weather observations. These small satellites can be much more cost effective than their much larger counterparts, and launching many of them can provide more frequent coverage.
TROPICS has been monitoring Hurricane Erin. This data visualization shows Erin's rapid intensification to a Category 5 hurricane on August 16, 2025. and then it's progression toward the United States east coast where it flooded North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data visualizers
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Alex Kekesi
(Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Greg Shirah
(NASA/GSFC)
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Kel Elkins
(USRA)
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Alex Kekesi
(Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Data provider
- Kevin Hrpcek (University of Wisconsin)
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Technical support
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Scientists
- Scott Braun (NASA/GSFC)
- William J. Blackwell (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)
- Vincent Leslie (Northropp Grumann)
Datasets used
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Brightness Temp (Brightness Temperature (Channel 12)) [TROPICS: Passive Microwave Radiometer]
ID: 1219This dataset can be found at: https://weather.ndc.nasa.gov/tropics/
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Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
This page was last updated on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM EDT.