Earth  ID: 3131

Hurricane Isabel 2003 Rain Accumulation

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on March 11, 2005
This animation shows rain accumulation from Hurricane Isabel from September 6 through 20, 2003 based on data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis. The accumulation is shown in colors ranging from green (less than 50 mm of rain) through red (200 mm or more). The TRMM satellite, using the world's only spaceborne rain radar and other microwave instruments, measures rainfall over the ocean.
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This animation shows the path of heavy rainfall layed hown by Hurricane Isabel in September of 2003. The movie starts on September 6 when the storm is in the South Atlantic and it ends after the storm makes landfall.
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Accumulated rainfall from September 6-20,2003. This image is derived from data from the TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis Product .
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TRMM Accumulated Rainfall Colortable

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM

Data Used:
TRMM and DMSP/SSM/I and TMI/3B4XRT also referred to as: 3-hour Rainmap
2003/09/06-20
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This item is part of these series:
Hurricanes
Hurricane Isabel
Rainfall

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Isabel
DLESE >> Natural hazards
SVS >> Rainfall
NASA Science >> Earth