Earth  ID: 3762

Extreme Storm Train on September 1, 2010

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on August 2, 2010
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellite captured this image of Hurricane Earl, Tropical Storm Fiona, and Tropical Depression Gaston on September 1, 2010. Hurricane Earl is in the foreground. Tropical Storm FIona is just east of Puerto Rico. Tropical Depression Gaston is north of Brazil near the Earth's limb in this image.
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A view of several extreme storms in the Atlantic. Hurricane Earl is in the foreground, followed by Tropical Storm Fiona, and Tropical Depression Gaston.

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

Data Used:
Aqua/MODIS
9/1/2010
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Terra/MODIS
9/1/2010
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Hurricanes

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Hydrology
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Meteorological Hazards
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