Earth  ID: 3004

Hurricane Ivan Closes in on Jamaica

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on September 10, 2004
With winds up to 140 mph, Hurricane Ivan speeds toward Jamaica. A category 4, Ivan moves further west towards the Gulf of Mexico.
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With Ivan getting closer to Jamaica, the Terra satellite is ever vigil. Keeping an eye, in this case, it's the instrument MODIS, on Ivan.
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With the countries outlined, one can see excatly locate where the Hurricane Ivan is.

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS
2004/09/10
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Hurricane Ivan

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Winds
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires
GCMD >> Location >> Jamaica
GCMD >> Location >> Florida
SVS >> Hurricane Ivan
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Cloud Cover >> Type
SVS >> Atmostpheric Science
SVS >> Circulation
SVS >> Cloud Cover >> Frequency
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