1999 EARTH SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES |
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| 1999 HURRICANE YEAR-ENDER | G99-096 | 11/29/99 | 00:12:00 | Each year, a number of atmospheric disturbances gather enough strength to develop into hurricanes. This year was no exception, with some storms delivering more memorable punches than others. Scientists who study hurricanes say that the number of storms this year was not unusual, despite the trails of destruction carved by Hurricanes Floyd, Irene, and Lenny. The following is a collection of 1999 hurricane images generated at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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| ITEM (1): HURRICANES BRET AND DENNIS (GOES-8) - These images of Hurricanes Bret and Dennis show the storms churning off the coast of the southern U.S. between August 20 and August 30, 1999. Courtesy: NASA/NOAA
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| ITEM (2): HURRICANE DENNIS (SeaWiFS) - This image of Hurricane Dennis shows the storm pounding the eastern U.S. on September 1, 1999. Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (3): HURRICANE DENNIS (TRMM) -This animation shows the position of Hurricane Dennis. Red sections of the image highlight rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. The image was recorded August 27, 1999. Courtesy: NASA/NASDA
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| ITEM (4): TROPICAL STORMS EMILY & CINDY IN 3D (TRMM) - This 3D image shows the precipitation rates and the height of the rain column in Tropical Storms Emily & Cindy. Parts of the image colored red indicate rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. Tropical Storm Cindy appears farther from shore and Tropical Storm Emily appears closer. Images of both were captured on August 25, 1999. Courtesy: NASA/NASDA
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| ITEM (5): HURRICANE FLOYD IN 3D (GOES-8) - This animation shows the path of Hurricane Floyd from September 12 through 15, 1999. Courtesy: NASA/NOAA
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| ITEM (6): HURRICANE FLOYD (SeaWiFS) - This image of Hurricane Floyd was captured at 12:40 p.m. on September 14, 1999. Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (7): HURRICANE FLOYD IN 3D (TRMM) - This 3D animation shows the precipitation rates and the height of the rain column in Hurricane Floyd. Red color indicates rain rates in excess of 2 inches per hour. TRMM collected the data for this animation at 5:40AM on September 13, 1999. Courtesy: NASA/NASDA
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| ITEM (8): MID-SEPTEMBER ATLANTIC STORMS(GOES-8) -Full Earth view shows Hurricanes Floyd and Gert as well as a third tropical depression in the Atlantic heading towards Bermuda. Courtesy: NASA/NOAA
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| ITEM (9): "CAT SCAN" OF HURRICANE GERT (TRMM) -This 3D animation shows the precipitation rates and the height of the rain column in Hurricane Gert. TRMM collected the data for this animation at 4:00 a.m. on September 15, 1999. Courtesy: NASA/NASDA
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| ITEM (10): HURRICANE LENNY (SeaWiFS) - These images of Hurricane Lenny were captured with SeaWiFS on November 14, 1999. Courtesy: NASA
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| ITEM (11): 5 DAYS OF HURRICANE LENNY (GOES-8) - Time-lapse sequence shows the unusual west to east ziz-zag course of Hurricane Lenny as it pounded the Caribbean with winds up to 150 MPH. The images cover a period from November 15-18 and were captured by the NOAA/National Weather Service's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-8. Courtesy: NASA/NOAA
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| ITEM (12): GOES SPACECRAFT ANIMATION - The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) is actually one of a constellation of instruments positioned in fixed orbits over North America. The GOES satellites monitor large scale weather systems, as well as other aspects of the changing planet beneath. Courtesy: NASA/NOAA
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| ITEM (13): SeaWiFS ANIMATION - SeaWiFS is just one component of the SeaStar satellite. SeaStar blasted into space on August 1, 1997, lifted by an extended Pegasus rocket. SeaWiFS is considered a low cost mission, many orders of magnitude less expensive than earlier Earth observing instruments. One of its great assets is its full time dedication to a single aspect of study, in this case ocean color. Courtesy: NASA/NASDA
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| ITEM (14): TRMM SPACECRAFT ANIMATION - The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is the first Earth Science mission dedicated to studying tropical and subtropical rainfall. Tropical rainfall, that which falls within 35 degrees north and 35 degrees south of the equator, comprises more than two-thirds of global rainfall. Courtesy: NASA/NASDA
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