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With the new global data on raindrop and snowflake sizes this mission provides, scientists can improve rainfall estimates from satellite data and in numerical weather forecast models, helping us better understand and prepare for extreme weather events. || ", "hits": 25 }, { "id": 4434, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4434/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2016-02-29T14:00:00-05:00", "title": "Cyclone Winston Slams Fiji (February 20, 2016)", "description": "This animation begins with NOAA Cloud Cover Composite (CPC) data that depicts Tropical Cyclone Winston barrelling towards the Fiji Islands. As the camera zooms in, GPM's GPROF data reveals surface rain rates. GPM's DPR 3D volumetric precipitation structure quickly dissolves in to show the entire precipitation structure of Winston. The camera then moves down to the side of the storm to show it's profile, revealing the height of Winston's massive precipitation structures. As the camera moves up and around, Winston is dissected, revealing the heavy precipitation structure surrounding the Cyclone's eye. The camera then finally pulls back, while Winston's outer precipitation structures are draped back over to get one final top down view of the Cyclone over Fiji. || winston_comp_v3.0610_print.jpg (1024x576) [158.1 KB] || winston_comp_v3_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [29.7 MB] || Composite (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || Country_Outlines (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || Data_Overlay (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || Earth_Background (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || winston_comp_v3_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [4.6 MB] || winston_comp_v3_1080p30.mp4.hwshow [189 bytes] || ", "hits": 40 }, { "id": 3779, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3779/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2010-10-30T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Danielle's Hot Towers August 27,2010 Stereoscopic Version", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft allows us to look under Hurricane Danielle's clouds to see the rain structure on August 27, 2005 at 06:46 UTC or 2:46 EDT. At this time, Hurricane Danielle was a powerful Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds of 115 knots (132 mph). An area of deep convective towers (shown in red) is prominently visible in the center of the storm. These tall towers are the key to Danielle's intensification. They are associated with the strong thunderstorms responsible for the areas of intense rain. These storms within a storm are releasing vast amounts of heat into the core of Danielle. This heating, known as latent heating, is what is driving the storm's circulation and intensification. This animation shows infrared data from TRMM's Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS) sensor above a thinner swath from TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR). TRMM reveals that Danielle now has a well-formed eye surrounded by sharply curved rainbands—all signs of mature storm with an intense circulation. TRMM also reveals that there are very powerful thunderstorms in Danielle's eye wall dropping extreme amounts of rain. || ", "hits": 26 }, { "id": 3759, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3759/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2010-09-02T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Danielle's Hot Towers", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft allows us to look under Hurricane Danielle's clouds to see the rain structure on August 27, 2005 at 06:46 UTC or 2:46 EDT. At this time, Hurricane Danielle was a powerful Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds of 115 knots (132 mph). An area of deep convective towers (shown in red) is prominently visible in the center of the storm. These tall towers are the key to Danielle's intensification. They are associated with the strong thunderstorms responsible for the areas of intense rain seen in the previous image. These storms within a storm are releasing vast amounts of heat into the core of Danielle. This heating, known as latent heating, is what is driving the storm's circulation and intensification. This animation shows infrared data from TRMM's Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS) sensor above a thinner swath from TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR). TRMM reveals that Danielle now has a well-formed eye surrounded by sharply curved rainbands—all signs of mature storm with an intense circulation. TRMM also reveals that there are very powerful thunderstorms in Danielle's eye wall dropping extreme amounts of rain. || ", "hits": 20 }, { "id": 3746, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3746/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2010-07-01T20:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Alex Makes Landfall in Northeastern Mexico", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Alex on June 30, 2010 at 2103 UTC (5:02 PM EST). At this time, Hurricane Alex was increasing in intensity and had become a category 2 storm with estimated winds at 75 knots (~86.4 mph) and a pressure reading of 962 mb. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar (PR) instruments. The TMI rainfall analysis shows that Alex had a well defined eye containing powerful thounderstorms that were dropping extreme amounts of rain. The clouds are taken by TRMM's visible-infrared radiometer (VIRS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-13) infrared instrument. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The colored isosurface under the clouds show the rain seen by the PR instrument. Areas of extremely heavy rainfall are colored in red. Heavy rainfall are colored in yellow, moderate rainfall are colored in green, and light rain are in blue. || ", "hits": 49 }, { "id": 3745, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3745/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2010-07-01T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Katrina 3D Stereoscopic Viewfinder Image", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005. At the time the data was collected, Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane, the most destructive and deadly. The cloud cover data was taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS), with additional data from the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure data was taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). This view looks underneath the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. This stereoscopic still image was created from a previous visualization and is intended for viewing through a special NASA Earth Science Viewfinder available through NASA Headquarters. Below, we include an anaglyph version, a printable viewfinder version, and the individual left eye and right eye views. || ", "hits": 34 }, { "id": 3744, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3744/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2010-06-29T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Depression ALEX hits Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Depression Alex on June 27, 2010 at 2214 UTC (6:14 PM EST). Tropical depression Alex was near the western coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Alex had weakened and wasn't dropping the very heavy rainfall that had occurred a day earlier causing deadly flooding. At the time of this image, Alex had winds estimated at 35 knots (~40.3 mph) and a pressure reading of 991 mb. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar (PR) instruments. The clouds are taken by TRMM's visible-infrared radiometer (VIRS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-13) infrared instrument. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The colored isosurface under the clouds show the rain seen by the PR instrument. Areas of extremely heavy rainfall are colored in red. Heavy rainfall are colored in yellow, moderate rainfall are colored in green, and light rain are in blue. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 3660, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3660/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-11-09T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Tropical Storm Ida Observed on November 9, 2009 at 1218 UTC", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Storm Ida on November 9, 2009 at 1218 UTC (7:18 AM EST). Scattered convective thunderstorms are shown producing moderate to heavy rainfall of over 50 millimeters per hour (~2 inches) north of IDA's center of circulation and in a strong band on the eastern side. At the time of this image IDA had winds estimated at 70 knots (~80.5 mph). IDA is predicted by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida to hit the Gulf coast near Pensacola, Florida on Tuesday morning. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The colored isosurface under the clouds show the rain seen by the PR instrument. || ", "hits": 20 }, { "id": 3626, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3626/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-08-17T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Bill on August 17, 2009 at 1133 UTC", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Bill on August 17, 2009 at 1133 UTC. At this time the storm was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 56 knots (64 mph), a pressure reading of 994 millibars. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The colored isosurface under the clouds show the rain seen by the PR instrument. || ", "hits": 27 }, { "id": 3560, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3560/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-09-12T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ike Attacks the Gulf Coast on September 12, 2008", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008 at 1035Z or 6:35 AM EST. At this time the storm was an extremely dangerous category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 knots (103 mph) and a pressure reading of 953 millibars. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward 120 miles from the center, while tropical storm-force winds extend up to 275 miles. Size matters when it comes to hurricanes. Larger storms produce a wider swath of wind damage and stir up the water that create a surge on a longer coastline. With Hurricane Ike, the wind field is exceptionally large and so is the destructive potential for storm surge. Surge flooding up to 25 feet is expected. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 3559, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3559/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-09-11T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ike on September 10, 2008 at 1745 UTC", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 10, 2008 at 1745 UTC or 1:45PM EST. At this time the storm was a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 knots (97.75 mph), a pressure reading of 958 millibars, and a diameter of 100 miles. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The colored isosurface uner the clouds show the rain seen by the PR instrument. This surface is colored according to cloud height where yellow represents 10 km thunderclouds and red represents 15 km or more intense thunderclouds. Ike is expected to generate a 10 to 15 foot storm surge along a 100 mile stretch of the Texas Coast from the eye landfall location. || ", "hits": 22 }, { "id": 3558, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3558/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-09-10T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ike Strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico on September 10, 2008", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 10, 2008 as slammed into Cuba . At this time the storm was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 knots (86.25 mph) and a pressure reading of 963 millibars. At this time, TRMM's data and aircraft reports confirm the small inner eye is eroding as the outer bands, shown here as red towers, are becoming better defined. This could limit rapid intensity development in the very near term, but the storm is projected to strengthen before it makes landfall. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The colored isosurface uner the clouds show the rain seen by the PR instrument. This surface is colored according to cloud height where yellow represents 10 km thunderclouds and red represents 12 km more intense thunderclouds. || ", "hits": 15 }, { "id": 3557, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3557/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-09-08T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ike Slams Cuba on September 8, 2008", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 8, 2008 as slammed into Cuba . At this time the storm had weakened to a category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 knots (98 mph) and a pressure reading of 960 millibars. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward 60 miles from the center, while tropical storm-force winds extended up to 200 miles from the center. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 1.5 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 20 }, { "id": 3553, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3553/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-09-04T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ike on September 4, 2008", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ike on September 4, 2008 as it strengthened in the Atlantic. At this time the storm was an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 knots (143 mph) and a pressure reading of 935 millibars. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward 45 miles from the center, while tropical storm-force winds extend up to 140 miles. The cloud cover in this animation is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 19 }, { "id": 3550, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3550/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-09-03T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Storm Hanna's Towering Thunderclouds", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Storm Hanna on September 1, 2008 at 1418 UTC (10:18 EDT). At this time the storm was a tropical storm with sustained winds of 50 knots (57.5 mph) and a pressure reading of 994 millibars. Three hours later, The National Hurricane Center upgraded this storm to a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 70 knots and a pressure reading of 984 millibars. TRMM documented one reason for this rapid intensification - strong thunderstorms with heights of over 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) in the eastern eyewall of this tropical storm. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The rain structure is colored by the height of the clouds. || ", "hits": 30 }, { "id": 3545, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3545/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-09-01T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Gustav on August 31, 2008", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Gustav on August 31, 2008 as the Gulf Coast braces for the worst. At this time the storm was a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 knots (115 mph) and a pressure reading of 957 millibars. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar (PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 3543, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3543/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-08-27T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Gustav on August 27, 2008", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Gustav on August 27, 2008 as it attacked Haiti. At this time the storm was a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 65 knots (75 mph) and a pressure reading of 992 millibars. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 3542, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3542/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-08-26T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Gustav Slams Haiti", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Gustav on August 26, 2008 just before it made landfall in Haiti. At this time the storm sustained winds of 75 knots (86 mph) and a pressure reading of 984 millibars. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 26 }, { "id": 3536, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3536/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-08-11T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Storm Edouard", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Storm Edouard on August 5, 2008 as it made landfall in Texas. At this time the storm sustained winds of 55 knots (63 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 14 }, { "id": 3541, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3541/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2008-08-11T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Storm Fay Inundates Florida", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Storm Fay on August 20, 2008 at 0345Z as it crossed Florida. At this time the storm sustained winds of 45 knots (52 mph) and a pressure reading of 990 millibars. The storm stalled in this location for 24 hours and brought over 24 inches of rain to Eastern Florida. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 19 }, { "id": 3448, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3448/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2007-08-21T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Dean on August 21, 2007", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Dean on August 21, 2007. At this time the storm was classified as a category two with sustained winds of 90 knots (103.7 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar (PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Gray represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 3447, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3447/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2007-08-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007. At this time the storm was classified as a dangerous category four with sustained winds of 125 knots (138 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 23 }, { "id": 3362, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3362/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-06-14T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "NASA Scientists Research Tropical Cyclones", "description": "From hot towers to phytoplankton blooms, NASA's cutting-edge hurricane research has been revealing never-before-seen aspects of these giant storms for over a decade. The past three years have seen great progress in the areas of intensity monitoring and 3-D modeling of hurricanes. In 2006, scientists at NASA and other institutions have more tools than ever to study these storms using the very latest in ground, air, and space-based technology. The top left window shows sea surface temperature and clouds. Orange and red colors represent ocean temperatures at 82 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. This is the temperature required for hurricanes to form. The bottom left window shows wind analysis model data from NASA's Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction (MAP '05) program. The top right window shows Rainfall Accumulation for Hurricane Katrina from the TRMM spacecraft. The bottom right window shows Energy-releasing deep convective clouds (to 16 km) in the eyewall of Hurricane Katrina, called 'Hot Towers', on August 28 occurred while the storm was intensifying to a category 5 classification. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 3347, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3347/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-03-24T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Tropical Cyclone Larry on March 19, 2006", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Tropical Cyclone Larry on March 19, 2006 at 1812Z. At this time the storm was classified as a dangerous category four with sustained winds of 100 knots (115 mph) and a pressure reading of 944mb. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS). The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 17 }, { "id": 3280, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3280/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-10-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Wilma from TRMM: October 17, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Wilma on October 17, 2005 at 1754Z. At this time the storm was classified as a Tropical Storm with a minimum pressure of 997 mb, and sustained winds of 45 knots. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 12 }, { "id": 3281, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3281/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-10-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Wilma's Hot Towers seen by TRMM 10/17/2005 at 1754Z", "description": "On October 17, 2005 at 1754 Zulu, Wilma was classified as a Tropical Storm with sustained wind speeds of only 45 knots. Forty hours later the storm had increased its intensity to category five status with sustained winds of 150 knots. Spikes in the rain structure known as 'Hot Towers' indicate storm intensity. 'Hot Towers' refers to tall cumulonimbus clouds and has been seen as one of the mechanisms by which the intensity of a tropical cyclone is maintained. Because of the size (1-20 km) and short duration (30 minute to 2 hours) of these hot towers, studies of these events have been limited to descriptive studies from aircraft observations, although a few have attempted to use the presence of hot towers in a predictive capacity. Before TRMM, no data set existed that could show globally and definitively the presence of these hot towers in cyclone systems. Aircraft radar studies of individual storms lack global coverage. Global microwave or infrared sensor observations do not provide the needed spatial resolution. With a ground resolution of 5 km, the TRMM Precipitation Radar provided the needed data set for examining the predictive value of hot towers in cyclone intensification. || ", "hits": 11 }, { "id": 3283, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3283/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-10-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "TRMM Observes Hurricane Wilma on October 19, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Wilma on October 19, 2005 at 1740Z. At this time the storm was classified as the most dangerous category five. Wilma had record low minimum pressure readings of 893 mb and sustained winds of 140 knots (161 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 3284, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3284/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-10-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "NASA's TRMM Satellite Captures Hurricane Wilma Data on October 20, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Wilma on October 20, 2005 at 0152Z. At this time the storm was classified as the most dangerous category five. Wilma had record low minimum pressure readings of 892 mb and sustained winds of 140 knots. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 12 }, { "id": 3288, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3288/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-10-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Wilma on October 20, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Wilma on October 20, 2005 at 1645Z. At this time the storm was classified as a dangerous category four with sustained winds of 125 knots (138 mph). The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 15 }, { "id": 3289, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3289/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-10-19T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "TRMM captures Hot Towers Igniting Hurricane Wilma's Heat Engine", "description": "On October 17, 2005 at 0302 Zulu (11:02 EDT on October 16, 2005), Wilma was classified as a Tropical Storm with sustained wind speeds of only 30 knots (34 mph) and pressure reading of 1001 mb. Forty-Eight hours later the storm had increased its intensity to category five status with sustained winds of 150 knots (172 mph). The tall towers (in red) near the center of the circulation often indicate further strengthening. Because of the size (1-20 km) and short duration (30 minute to 2 hours) of these hot towers, studies of these events have been limited to descriptive studies from aircraft observations, although a few have attempted to use the presence of hot towers in a predictive capacity. Before TRMM, no data set existed that could show globally and definitively the presence of these hot towers in cyclone systems. Aircraft radar studies of individual storms lack global coverage. Global microwave or infrared sensor observations do not provide the needed spatial resolution. With a ground resolution of 5 km, the TRMM Precipitation Radar provided the needed data set for examining the predictive value of hot towers in cyclone intensification. || ", "hits": 13 }, { "id": 3263, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3263/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-23T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 23, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Rita on September 23, 2005 at 0852Z. At this time the storm was a category 4 hurricane with a minimum pressure of 924 mb, and sustained winds of 120 knots. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 14 }, { "id": 3262, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3262/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-22T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 22, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Rita on September 22, 2005 at 0810Z. At this time the storm was the most destructive category 5 hurricane with a minimum pressure of 898mb, sustained winds of 150 knots, and a 15 nautical mile eye diameter. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 13 }, { "id": 3258, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3258/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-21T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 20, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used to understand Hurricane Rita. TRMM observed this view of Hurricane Rita just before the storm made landfall on September 20, 2005. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 28 }, { "id": 3259, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3259/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-21T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Rita's Hot Towers", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft allows us to look under Hurricane Rita's clouds to see the rain structure on September 19, 2005 at 15Z. Spikes in the rain structure known as 'hot towers' indicate storm intensity. 'Hot Towers' refers to tall cumulonimbus clouds and has been seen as one of the mechanisms by which the intensity of a tropical cyclone is maintained. Because of the size (1-20 km) and short duration (30 minute to 2 hours) of these hot towers, studies of these events have been limited to descriptive studies from aircraft observations, although a few have attempted to use the presence of hot towers in a predictive capacity. Before TRMM, no data set existed that could show globally and definitively the presence of these hot towers in cyclone systems. Aircraft radar studies of individual storms lack global coverage. Global microwave or Infrared sensor observations do not provide the needed spatial resolution. With a ground resolution of 5 km, the TRMM Precipitation Radar provided the needed data set for examining the predictive value of hot towers in cyclone intensification. At the time the data was taken, this storm was classified as a Tropical Storm with winds off 55 knots and a pressure of 994mb. The existence of these 18 km towers in the eye wall alerted researchers that this storm was going to rapidly intensify. Within 48 hours of this data set, the storm was a very strong category 4 hurricane. || ", "hits": 37 }, { "id": 3260, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3260/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-21T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 21, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used to understand Hurricane Rita. TRMM observed this view of Hurricane Rita on September 21, 2005 at 0909Z. At this time the storm was a category 3 hurricane with a minimum pressure of 956mb, sustained winds of 105 knots, and a 25 nautical mile eye diameter. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 18 }, { "id": 3252, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3252/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Anatomy of Hurricane Isabel", "description": "This visualization shows several data sets from Hurricane Isabel. Sea surface temperature (SST) as seen by Aqua/AMSR-E is represented by the colors in the ocean. Red and yellow are waters above 82 degrees Fahrenheit which is favorable for hurricane formation. Sea surface winds as seen by QuikSCAT are represented by the arrows over the SSTs. Internal rain structure as seen by TRMM/PR is represented by the semi-transparent surfaces close to the ocean surface. Isabel's wam hurricane core as seen by GOES/AMSU is represented by the ellipsoid shapes above the rain structure. This visualizaiton was intended as a proof of concept; but has been released due to its popularity. || ", "hits": 13 }, { "id": 3253, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3253/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-15T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Katrina Hot Towers", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft allows us to look under Hurricane Katrina's clouds to see the rain structure on August 28, 2005 at 0324Z. Spikes in the rain structure known as 'hot towers' indicate storm intensity. 'Hot Towers' refers to tall cumulonimbus clouds and has been seen as one of the mechanisms by which the intensity of a tropical cyclone is maintained. Because of the size (1-20 km) and short duration (30 minute to 2 hours) of these hot towers, studies of these events have been limited to descriptive studies from aircraft observations, although a few have attempted to use the presence of hot towers in a predictive capacity. Before TRMM, no data set existed that could show globally and definitively the presence of these hot towers in cyclone systems. Aircraft radar studies of individual storms lack global coverage. Global microwave or Infrared sensor observations do not provide the needed spatial resolution. With a ground resolution of 5 km, the TRMM Precipitation Radar provided the needed data set for examining the predictive value of hot towers in cyclone intensification. || ", "hits": 49 }, { "id": 3219, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3219/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-14T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 29, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used to understand Hurricane Katrina. TRMM observed this view of Hurricane Katrina just before the storm made landfall on August 29, 2005. Katrina remains an extremely large and dangerous hurricane. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the storm's center. Coastal storm surge flooding of 18 to 22 feet above normal tide levels are expected. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 38 }, { "id": 3244, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3244/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-12T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ophelia from TRMM: September 11, 2005 1648 Zulu", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ophelia on September 11, 2005. At the time the data was taken, the hurricane was a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 70 KT. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. || ", "hits": 10 }, { "id": 3245, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3245/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-12T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ophelia from TRMM: September 11, 2005 1826 Zulu", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Ophelia on September 11, 2005 at 1826 Zulu. At the time the data was taken, the hurricane was a Category 1 hurricane located 250 miles east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina and about 255 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The storm had sustained winds of 75 mph. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. || ", "hits": 18 }, { "id": 3218, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3218/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-09-01T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 28, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005. At the time the data was taken, the hurricane was a Category 5 hurricane, the most destructive and deadly. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. || ", "hits": 32 }, { "id": 3214, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3214/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-08-30T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Katrina from TRMM: August 25, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used to understand Hurricane Katrina. TRMM observed this view of Hurricane Katrina just before the storm made landfall on August 25, 2005. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 27 }, { "id": 3215, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3215/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-08-30T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Emily: July 20, 2005", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used to understand Hurricane Emily. TRMM observed this view of Hurricane Emily just before the storm made landfall on July 20, 2005. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 18 }, { "id": 3172, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3172/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-06-09T09:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure with Cloud Overlay on September 16, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Ivan. TRMM observed this view of Hurricane Ivan as the storm made landfall on September 16, 2004. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS). The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 18 }, { "id": 3145, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3145/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-04-11T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Frances Rain Towers", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft allows us to look under Hurricane Frances' clouds to see the rain structure. Spikes in the rain structure known as 'Hot Towers' indicate storm intensity. The 'hot towers' which refers to the tall cumulonimbus, has been seen as one of the mechanisms by which the intensity of a tropical cyclone is maintained. Because of the size (1-5 km) and short duration (30 minute to 2 hours) of these hot towers, studies of these events have been limited to descriptive studies from aircraft observations, although a few have attempted to use the presence of hot towers in a predictive capacity. Before TRMM, no data set exists that can show globally and definitively the presence of these hot towers in cyclone systems. Aircraft radar studies of individual storms lack global coverage. Global microwave or Infrared sensor observations do not provide the needed spatial resolution. With a ground resolution of 5 km, the TRMM Precipitation Radar provided the needed data set for examining the predictive value of hot towers in cyclone intensification. || ", "hits": 20 }, { "id": 3134, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3134/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-03-24T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Hurricane Frances Structure September 1, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand the underlying rain structure beneath Hurricane Frances on September 1, 2004. Here large and powerful towers are making the hurricane stronger. The rain bands are colored to represent rain intensity. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inch of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 11 }, { "id": 3023, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3023/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-30T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "TRMM Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) Sees the Power of Hurricane Jeanne on September 25, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Jeanne. TRMM saw this view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 25, 2004, just before it made landfall. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 3024, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3024/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-30T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "TRMM Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) Sees the Power of Hurricane Jeanne on September 26, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 12 }, { "id": 3025, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3025/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-30T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "TRMM Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 27, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Jeanne. TRMM saw this view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 27, 2004, just before it made landfall. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 9 }, { "id": 3016, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3016/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-22T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "TRMM Precipiation Radar Observes Rain Structure of Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Jeanne. TRMM recorded this view of Hurricane Jeanne on September 23, 2004. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the rain structure is seen by TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and Red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 3009, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3009/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-20T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "TRMM Looks at the Rain Fueling Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Ivan. TRMM snapped this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004 just before the storm strikes land. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and Red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. High vertical bands on the outside of the storm indicated that Hurricane Ivan was very likely to spawn tornados in Florida and Georgia. || ", "hits": 31 }, { "id": 3010, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3010/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-20T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure Seen from TRMM September 9, 2004", "description": "Zooms down to Hurricane Ivan on September 9, 2004. It looks underneath of the storms clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and Red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || melt_still.0000.jpg (720x486) [69.1 KB] || TRMM09092004_640x480_pre.jpg (320x240) [11.8 KB] || TRMM09092004_320x240_pre.jpg (320x240) [12.3 KB] || TRMM09092004_640x480.webmhd.webm (960x540) [3.3 MB] || 720x486_4x3_29.97p (720x486) [32.0 KB] || TRMM09092004_640x480.mpg (640x480) [10.6 MB] || TRMM09092004_320x240.mpg (320x240) [2.8 MB] || ", "hits": 7 }, { "id": 3011, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3011/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-20T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen by TRMM on September 16, 2004", "description": "NASA's TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Ivan. TRMM snapped this view of Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004, just before the storm strikes land. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 3008, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3008/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2004-09-14T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure on September 13, 2004", "description": "Zooms down to Hurricane Ivan on September 13, 2004. It looks underneath of the storms clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. 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The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches ofrain fell per hour. The green isosurface show 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red displays where more than 2 inches of rain fell per hour. || ", "hits": 14 }, { "id": 2827, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2827/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-09-30T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Isabel Batters North Carolina, September 18, 2003", "description": "This animation is of Hurricane Isabel on September 18, 2003 as it barrels toward the East Coast of the United States. At this time, Isabel waspacking winds of 105 MPH and was downgraded to a Category 2 storm. The animation peels away the cloud layer and reveals the storm's rain structure. The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches ofrain fell per hour. The green isosurface show 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red displays where more than 2 inches of rain fell per hour. || ", "hits": 17 }, { "id": 2804, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2804/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-09-16T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Isabel Barrels Down on the East Coast, September 15, 2003", "description": "This animation is of Hurricane Isabel on September 15, 2003 as it barrels toward the East Coast of the United States. At this time, Isabel had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph with gusts up to 160 mph. The eye of the storm has a diameter of 40 nautical miles. The storm is moving to the west-northwest at 7mph. The animation peels away the cloud layer and reveals the storm's rain structure. The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. The green isosurface show 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red displays where more than 2 inches of rain fell per hour. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 2798, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2798/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-09-11T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Isabel, September 8, 2003", "description": "Hurricane Isabel on September 8, 2003 is the second major hurricane of the 2003 season, measuring a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and is moving west-northwest at 14 mph. The animation peels away at the cloud tops and reveals the underlying rain structure. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 2799, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2799/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-09-11T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Typhoon Maemi, September 11, 2003", "description": "This animation shows TRMM's view of Typhoon Maemi. Typhoon Maemi was located approximately 400 miles south-southest of Okinawa, Japan. At the time this image was taken, Maemi was classified as a Category 5 storm under the Saffir-Simpson scale because it was packing sustained winds of 172 mph with gusts to 200 mph. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) has provided some remarkable images of Super Typhoon Maemi. During the storm's most intense phase, TRMM was able to capture the evolution of Maemi's eyewall structure as it was starting to undergo a process known as 'eyewall replacement,' whereby two concentric eyewalls are present before the outer eyewall collapses down to replace the original inner eyewall. This process can occur in very intense typhoons and hurricanes. || ", "hits": 36 }, { "id": 2797, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2797/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-09-10T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Ignacio on August 25, 2003", "description": "This animation is of Hurricane Ignacio as it attacks the coast of Baja, California. The animation peels away the cloud layer and reveals the storm's rain structure. The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. The green isosurface show 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red displays where more than 2 inches of rain fell per hour. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 2794, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2794/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-09-04T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Fabian Approaches Bermuda, September 4, 2003", "description": "This animation is of Hurricane Fabian on September 4, 2003 as it churns towards Bermuda. At this time, Fabian had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph and was moving to the north-northwest at 12 mph. The animation peels away the cloud layer and reveals the storm's rain structure. The yellow isosurface represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. The green isosurface show 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red displays where more than 2 inches of rain fell per hour. || ", "hits": 19 }, { "id": 2783, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2783/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-07-21T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Claudette Approached Texas July 15, 2003", "description": "As Claudette was making landfall near Port O'Connor, Texas, the TRMM and GOES satellites captured these images. || ", "hits": 19 }, { "id": 2784, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2784/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-07-21T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Typhoon Koni Hits South China Sea", "description": "Typhoon Koni brings strong winds and heavy rains to China, Vietnam, and the South China Sea region on July 20, 2003. || ", "hits": 17 }, { "id": 2661, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2661/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2003-01-09T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Tropical Cyclone Zoe Devastates South Pacific Islands, December 29, 2002", "description": "Tropical Cyclone Zoe brought winds in excess of 300 km per hour (186 mph) and dangerous waves to the south pacific islands on December 29, 2002. The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 15 }, { "id": 2659, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2659/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-12-30T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Tropical Cyclone Crystal on December 25, 2002", "description": "Tropical Cyclone Crystal approaches the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The storm packed sustained winds of 80 miles per hour with gusts up to 96 miles per hour. Mauritius is situated east of Madagascar off of the Africa's southeastern coast. This animation shows the storm's rain structure with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is gray and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The fourth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain. || ", "hits": 29 }, { "id": 2647, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2647/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-11-21T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Tropical Cyclone Boura on November 17, 2002", "description": "Tropical Cyclone Boura approaches Madagascar on November 17, 2002. The storm has intensified over night. The rain structure is depicted with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is gray and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The forth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 19 }, { "id": 2642, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2642/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-10-28T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Tropical Depression 14 on October 15, 2002", "description": "Tropical Depression 14 heads toward Cuba on October 15, 2002. The storm appears to be losing strength. The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 29 }, { "id": 2635, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2635/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-10-22T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Storm Kenna on October 22, 2002", "description": "Tropical Storm Kenna passes 365 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. It has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. The rain structure is shown in this animation. || ", "hits": 14 }, { "id": 2618, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2618/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-10-10T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Depression Kyle, October 10, 2002", "description": "Tropical Depression Kyle is expected to reach the northeast Florida coast in 24 hours. It is currently packing sustained winds of 30 mph. The storm developed on September 20, 2002 and has been classified as a sub-tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane, tropical storm, and now a tropical depression. The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure of Kyle. Yellow represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 11 }, { "id": 2563, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2563/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-10-05T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Lili, October 2, 2002", "description": "Hurricane Lili strengthened as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico and headed towards the U.S. coast. It was reclassified as a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 135 mph. The storm is projected to make landfall tomorrow in the same part of Louisiana that Tropical Storm Isidore dumped over 20 inches of rain just one week ago. Evacuation orders have been issued to nearly a half-million people in Louisiana and Texas. A storm surge of 10-12 feet is expected along the immediate coast line. || ", "hits": 24 }, { "id": 2561, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2561/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-09-26T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Storm Isodore Makes Landfall in Louisiana, September 26, 2002", "description": "Tropical Storm Isodore blew ashore early Thursday morning packing winds just below hurricane strength. At 11 am (EST) Isodore's center was 60 miles north-northeast of New Orleans and just west of Poplarville, Mississippi. It was moving north-northeast at 17 mph. Tornado warnings and flood watches were posted from the Louisiana coast to the Florida panhandle. The storm has brought two days of steady downpours with 10-12 inch accumulations. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 2558, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2558/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-09-20T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Isodore on September 19, 2002", "description": "Hurricane Isodore is the second Atlantic hurricane of the 2002 season. It brought 80 mph winds and tremendous rainfall to Cuba. The visualization depicts the overall rain structure of the storm. Yellow represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour. || ", "hits": 8 }, { "id": 2552, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2552/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-09-16T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Gustav", "description": "Tropical Storm Gustav brought 74 mph wind gusts to the Outer Banks on September 9, 2002. The storm was upgraded to a hurricane on September 11 as it headed toward the Canadian Maritimes. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 2519, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2519/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-09-03T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Hernan, September 1, 2002", "description": "Hurricane Hernan located 625 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Hernan has maximum sustained winds of 130 knots with gusts to 160 knots. The overall structure of the storm is shown in this animation with rain amounts being shown through color.Yellow represents 0.5 inches of rain or more, green shows 1.0 inches of rain and red shows 2.0 inches or more. || ", "hits": 16 }, { "id": 2507, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2507/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-08-21T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Powerful Typhoon Phanfone, August 15, 2002", "description": "Powerful Typhoon Phanfone, packing winds of up to 78 miles per hour, was on course to hit Japan's outlying Pacific islands. The storm disrupted air and ferry services and the associated weather system brought heavy rains to central Japan. || ", "hits": 23 }, { "id": 2498, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2498/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-08-07T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Tropical Storm Cristobal", "description": "This animation shows Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002 . Cristobal was located east of St. Augustine, Florida. The storm has had a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 MPH. Cristobal is expected to move east-northeast within the next 24 hours. || ", "hits": 28 }, { "id": 2457, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2457/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2002-05-31T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hurricane Alma on May 29, 2002", "description": "This is Hurricane Alma on May 29, 2002 as seen by TRMM and GOES.The animation zooms down to Hurricane Alma and then scans across the cloud tops to reveal the underlying rain structure. There are three isosurfaces defined (Yellow = 0.5 inches/hour, Green = 1.0 inches/hour, and Red = 2.0 inches/hour) || ", "hits": 21 } ] }