Hurricane Earl from TRMM: September 2, 1998

  • Released Thursday, December 31, 1998
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A fly-in to Hurricane Earl on September 2, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM. In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation is colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface. The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.

Video slate image reads "TRMM Hurricane Earl September 2, 1998 time 10:30pm EDT Precipitation Radar Data and Visible and Infrared Scanner (and GOES Satellite Data)".

Video slate image reads "TRMM Hurricane Earl September 2, 1998 time 10:30pm EDT Precipitation Radar Data and Visible and Infrared Scanner (and GOES Satellite Data)".

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Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Thursday, December 31, 1998.
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