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Hurricane Rita from TRMM: September 23, 2005

NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Rita on September 23, 2005 at 0852Z. At this time the storm was a category 4 hurricane with a minimum pressure of 924 mb, and sustained winds of 120 knots. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.

Hurricane Rita on Friday, September 23, 2005.  The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.    Hurricane Rita on Friday, September 23, 2005. The blue region represents areas where the storm is dumping at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour.
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Look under the clouds to see the rain that fuels this storm.  Blue represents areas where 0.25 inches of rain per hour fell.  Green represents areas where at least 0.5 inches fell per hour.    Look under the clouds to see the rain that fuels this storm. Blue represents areas where 0.25 inches of rain per hour fell. Green represents areas where at least 0.5 inches fell per hour.

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Yellow represents areas with at least 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red shows 2.0 inches of rain per hour.    Yellow represents areas with at least 1.0 inches of rain per hour and red shows 2.0 inches of rain per hour.

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Animation Number:3263
Completed:2005-09-23
Animator:Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
Scientists:Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC)
 J. Marshall Shepherd (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:GOES
 TRMM/PR
 TRMM/TMI
 TRMM/VIRS
Data Collected:2005/09/23
Series:Hurricanes
 TRMM 3D Hurricanes
 Hurricane Rita
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
 
 
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio


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