Earth  ID: 3546

Examining Hurricane Gustav's Cloud Structure

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on September 1, 2008
The MODIS instrument on Terra captures great details in the clouds surrounding Hurricane Gustav. Gustav may have been undergoing an eyewall replacement on its approach to the coast - with some weakening. Gustav's eye looks very small and measures less then 25 nautical miles.The National Hurricane Center indicates that hurricane force winds extended up to 70 miles from the center of the storm threatening much of the Gulf Coast Region.
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NASA's Terra satellite captures this view of Hurricane Gustav's eye. At this time the storm had weakened from a category 4 to a category 3 with winds of 115 mph and a pressure reading of 960.

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Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Scott Braun (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS
2004/09/01
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Hurricanes

Goddard TV Tape:
G2004-036

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Location >> Florida
SVS >> Hurricane Frances
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