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09.02.05
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Data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite show heavy rainfall deposited by Hurricane Katrina from August 23 - 30. Red indicates rainfall of 80 millimeters (mm) or more, yellow indicates rainfall of 40 mm. Click on top image to view animation which shows rain accumulation from Hurricane Katrina from August 23 through 30, 2005 based on data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis. + Print resolution still of second image. Credit: NASA
Images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites reveal the vast expanse of Hurricane Katrina as it stretched clear from the Gulf Coast to Ohio. Images are from August 24 -31. Click on image to view animation of the progression of Hurricane Katrina from the Atlantic to the Ohio Valley. Credit: NASA
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A hurricane needs ocean water at 82 degrees or warmer to strengthen. This image shows the sea surface temperature in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, from August 23-30. Every area in yellow, orange or red represents 82 degrees Fahrenheit or above. The data came from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite. Click on top image to view animation showing the cold water trail left by Hurricane Katrina. Satellite images of the hurricane clouds are laid over the temperatures to clearly show the hurricane positions. + Print resolution still of second image. Credit: NASA
Sarah Dewitt
Goddard Space Flight Center
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