Earth  ID: 4812

GPM observes Cyclone Harold in the South Pacific

Released on April 9, 2020
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View of 3D precipitation from DPR and surface rain rates (mm/hr) from GMI of Cyclone Harold in the South Pacific on April 6 2020. The camera pushes in as a cutting plan reveals the inner precipitation rates of the storm.
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A Category 4 cyclone, the most powerful yet of 2020, made landfall on the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Monday, not long before this GPM overpass. Tropical Cyclone Harold developed from a low pressure system that was observed to the east of Papua New Guinea last week, and has tracked to the southeast, where it has already caused flooding and loss of life in the Solomon Islands. Early reports from Vanuatu indicate heavy flooding and property damage. Harold is forecast to continue to Fiji later this week.

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Color bar for liquid precipitation rates (ie, rain rates). Shades of green represent low amounts of liquid precipitation, whereas shades of red represent high amounts of precipitation.
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Color bar for frozen precipitation rates (ie, snow rates). Shades of cyan represent low amounts of frozen precipitation, whereas shades of purple represent high amounts of precipitation.
 

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Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Data Visualizer
Kel Elkins (USRA): Data Visualizer
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Data Visualizer
George Huffman (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Dalia B Kirschbaum (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Gail Skofronick Jackson (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Scott Braun (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Stephen Lang (SSAI): Writer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Producer
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Mission:
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

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GPM/GMI/Surface Precipitation also referred to as: Rain Rates
4/6/2020
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Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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GPM/DPR/Ku also referred to as: Volumetric Precipitation data
Observed Data - JAXA - 4/6/2020
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Data provided by the joint NASA/JAXA GPM mission.
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also referred to as: IMERG
Data Compilation - NASA/GSFC - 4/5/2020 - 4/6/2020
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Floods
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Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Hydrology
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Rain
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Hydrosphere >> Surface Water >> Floods
SVS >> Hyperwall
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Floods
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Terrestrial Hydrosphere >> Surface Water >> Floods
NASA Earth Science Focus Areas >> Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics

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