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Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007

NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Dean on August 19, 2007. At this time the storm was classified as a dangerous category four with sustained winds of 125 knots (138 mph). 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) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM 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 Dean attacks  Jamaica and threatens the Yucatan Peninsula.  The TRMM satellite peers under the clouds to see the rain that powers this intense storm.    Hurricane Dean attacks Jamaica and threatens the Yucatan Peninsula. The TRMM satellite peers under the clouds to see the rain that powers this intense storm.
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Animation Number:3447
Completed:2007-08-19
Animator:Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
Scientist:Scott Braun (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:GOES
 TRMM/PR
 TRMM/TMI
 TRMM/VIRS
Data Collected:2005/10/20
Series:Hurricanes
 TRMM 3D Hurricanes
 Hurricane Wilma
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Natural hazards
 
 
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio


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