Hurricane Ivan Rainfall Structure seen by TRMM on September 16, 2004

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Author:

Greg Shirah, Jeff Halverson, Lori Perkins

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Science and Technology

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NASA

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NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

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Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

NASAs TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Ivan. TRMM views Ivan on September 16, 2004, just as the storms most intense rains and winds makes landfall. The cloud cover is taken by TRMMs Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). The rain structure is taken by TRMMs Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storms 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.

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Learning Module

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English

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Other

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Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Video

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Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio