Earth  ID: 2995

Hurricane Isabel: Under the Hood (background only)

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on September 8, 2004
This visualization shows NOAA/GOES infrared (IR) data of Hurricane Isabel as it makes its way across the Atlantic towards landfall. The track of Isabel is shown using a color code to indicate the storm's category: green=tropical depression, yellow=tropical storm, red=category 1, light red=category 2, purple=category 3, light purple=category4, white=category 5. This visualization is the background for animation ID 2996.
Download Options
Hurricane Isabel crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Download Options
Hurricane Isabel as a category 3
Download Options
Hurricane Isabel as a category 4
Download Options
Hurricane Isabel as a category 5
Download Options
Hurricane Isabel as a category 5
Download Options
Hurricane Isabel as a category 2
Download Options
Hurricane Isabel as a category 2

Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Marte Newcombe (GST): Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Short URL to share this page:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2995

Mission:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM

Data Used:
TRMM/PR
2004/09/08, 2004/09/10, 2004/09/12, 2004/09/14-16
view all stories where this data set is used
GOES/AMSU
2003/09/07-2003/09/19
view all stories where this data set is used
GOES/HIRS
2003/09/07-2003/09/19
view all stories where this data set is used
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

This item is part of these series:
Hurricanes
TRMM 3D Hurricanes

Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Meteorological Hazards
SVS >> GOES
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Atmospheric Circulation
SVS >> Atmospheric Science
SVS >> Meteorological Phenomenon
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