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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sun Sep 07 2003 - 16:03:00 EDT
NNVL Side-On SAT IMAGES:
http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=items&ser=106488
http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=items&ser=106484
SEE ALSO: "Higher Resolution Image" on above pages.
--OSEI IMAGE OF THE DAY: http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/
SEE ALSO: "TRCfabian248_G12.jpg" is the high res version.
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NCDC SAT IMAGE: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2003/aug/fabianIR.gif
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TRMM SAT PAGE: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=11681
SUMMARY: "The (TRMM) satellite captured this spectacular overpass of Hurricane Fabian at 5:02 AM Atlantic Daylight Time on September 4, 2003. The majestic swirl of Fabians clouds is rendered by the Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) on board TRMM. The TRMM satellite has the ability to probe through the clouds, identifying areas of rainfall using its passive microwave sensor (TRMM Microwave Imager or TMI) and active microwave instrument called the Precipitation Radar (PR). The map of rain intensity across Fabian (reds are heaviest rains, on the order of several inches per hour; blues show widespread light rains) was obtained by splicing together the TMI (outer swath) and PR (inner swath) images.
This image shows that Fabians rains appear highly asymmetric, with much of the rain concentrated to the northwest of center, in the general direction of the storms trajectory. Meanwhile, the eyewall rains in the southeast sector are much weaker and poorly organized. This is consistent with weakening of the storm, which was down to 105 kts sustained at the time of the TRMM overpass."
SEE ALSO: "Other Images for this Event" on the page above.
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MODIS SAT PAGE: http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2003-09-04
SUMMARY: "Hurricane Fabian, shown here in this true-color Terra MODIS image from September 2nd, has so far been the strongest yet hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic season. In this image, it is whirling just northeast of the Lesser Antilles, the chain of islands that arc from the eastern tip of Puerto Rico to within 150 kilometers of northeastern Venezuela. Fabian is expected to turn northward and maintain its intense 115 knot (1 knot = 1.15 mph) winds through the 3rd, then begin degenerating in the early morning hours of the 4th."
SEE ALSO: "Resolutions" on the page above give extra high res (up to 4.2mb) versions of this image. Very impressive.
-- =================================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist / Webmaster / Founder - WeatherMatrix 6000 Weather Enthusiasts Can't Be Wrong! www.weathermatrix.net
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