Earth ID: 3224

Hurricane Katrina Progression

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on September 1, 2005

Hurricane Katrina progression is observed by the Aqua and Terra satellites. Katrina hit land on August 29, 2005, near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Katrina's center was located near the mouth of the Pearl River about 40-45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Mississippi and about 30-35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina is the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season.

Visualization Credits

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

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:

Aqua/MODIS

2005/08/26, 2005/08/29

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Terra/MODIS

2005/08/24, 2005/08/25, 2005/08/27, 2005/08/28, 2005/08/30, 2005/08/31

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This item is part of these series:
Hurricanes
Hurricane Katrina

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Meteorological Hazards
GCMD >> Location >> Gulf Of Mexico
GCMD >> Location >> Louisiana
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