Earth  ID: 2552

Hurricane Gustav

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on September 16, 2002
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.
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Zoom down to Tropical Storm Gustav and see the rain structure emerge from the clouds.Grey represents 0.5 inches of rain per hour, green is 1.0 inches of rain per hour, and red is 2.0 inches of rain or more per hour
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Tropical Storm Gustav brings wind and rain to north Carolinas Outer Banks. The storm raised water levels as much as 5 feet.
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The rain structure of Tropical Storm Gustav: grey is 0.5 inches of rain, green is 1.0 inches of rain, and red is 2.0 inches of rain or more per hour
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Slate title from video tape reads, 'Tropical Storm Gustav. Tropical Storm Gustav innundated North Carolina's Outer Banks with rain and wind on September 11, 2002. The storm intensified as it traveled north along the Atlantic Coast and was classified as a Hurricane on September 13, 2002.'

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist
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Mission:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM

Data Used:
TRMM/TMI
2002/09/09
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TRMM/PR
2002/09/09
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GOES-8
2002/09/09
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This item is part of this series:
TRMM 3D Hurricanes

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Hurricane Gustav
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Location >> North Carolina
SVS >> GOES
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0