Hurricane Isabel: Under the Hood (background only)

  • Released Wednesday, September 8, 2004
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This visualization shows NOAA/GOES infrared (IR) data of Hurricane Isabel as it makes its way across the Atlantic towards landfall. The track of Isabel is shown using a color code to indicate the storm's category: green=tropical depression, yellow=tropical storm, red=category 1, light red=category 2, purple=category 3, light purple=category4, white=category 5. This visualization is the background for animation ID 2996.

Hurricane Isabel crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Isabel as a category 3

Hurricane Isabel as a category 3

Hurricane Isabel as a category 4

Hurricane Isabel as a category 4

Hurricane Isabel as a category 5

Hurricane Isabel as a category 5

Hurricane Isabel as a category 5

Hurricane Isabel as a category 5

Hurricane Isabel as a category 2

Hurricane Isabel as a category 2

Hurricane Isabel as a category 2

Hurricane Isabel as a category 2

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Wednesday, September 8, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.

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