Previous Animation Next Animation Examining Hurricane Gustav's Cloud Structure 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.    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. Duration: 10.0 seconds Available formats:   3840x2160 TIFF         4 MB   320x180     PNG           258 KB   160x80       PNG           59 KB   80x40         PNG           15 KB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   8 MB   512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-1   1 MB   1280x720 (30 fps) Frames   1280x720 (60 fps) Frames How to play our movies Animation Number: 3546 Completed: 2008-09-01 Animator: Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientist: Scott Braun (NASA/GSFC) Platform/Sensor/Data Set: Terra/MODIS (2004/09/01) Series: Hurricanes Goddard TV Tape: G2004-036 Keywords: SVS >> HDTV SVS >> Hurricane GCMD >> Location >> Florida SVS >> Hurricane Frances     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top

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