Tropical Cyclone Crystal on December 25, 2002

  • Released Monday, December 30, 2002
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Tropical Cyclone Crystal approaches the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The storm packed sustained winds of 80 miles per hour with gusts up to 96 miles per hour. Mauritius is situated east of Madagascar off of the Africa's southeastern coast. This animation shows the storm's rain structure with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is gray and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The fourth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain.

Zoom down to the Tropical Cyclone Crystal just east of the southeastern African coast to display the underlying rain structure.

Peel away the clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The rain structure is depicted with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is grey and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The forth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour.

Peel away the clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. The rain structure is depicted with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is grey and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The forth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour.

The rain structure is depicted with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is grey and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The forth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour.

The rain structure is depicted with 5 different isosurfaces. The first isosurface is grey and depicts areas with 0.5 inches of rain per hour. The second is light blue and reflects 1.0 inches of rain per hour. The third is green and shows 1.7 inches of rain per hour. The forth is yellow and represents 2.0 inches of rain per hour. The last isosurface is red and shows 2.2 inches or more of rain per hour.

Slate image from video tape reads, 'Tropical Cyclone Crystal: December 25, 2002.'

Slate image from video tape reads, 'Tropical Cyclone Crystal: December 25, 2002.'

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Monday, December 30, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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