Tropical Cyclone Zoe devastates South Pacific Islands on Sunday December 29, 2002.

Author:

Jeff Halverson, Lori Perkins

Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution:

NASA

Collection:

NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Level:

Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

Tropical Cyclone Zoe brought winds in excess of 300 km per hour (186 mph) and dangerous waves to the south pacific islands on December 29, 2002. The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Language:

English

Material Type:

Other

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Video

Technical Requirements:

Real player

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Public Domain
Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio