Storms from Orbit Options

[Juramike]

This is a project I've been working on for a while....it is an aligned sequence of images of Hurricane Dean in the Atlantic/Caribbean basin from 0000 UTC August 18, 2007 to 0900 UTC August 21, 2007. During this time, Hurricane Dean was a strong Category 4/5 storm.


(Click to view the animated GIF)

The images are aligned such that the outer rain bands have minimal displacement (semi-rotating coordinate frame). The black dot in the middle of the image is the eye of the hurricane.

Image source: EUMETSTAT NERC Satellite Receiving Station, Dundee University, Scotland; http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/

-Mike

[EDIT: These were taken using IR (Channel 4) from the GOES12 satellite. The images have been contrast-enhanced to bring out detail in the cloud structure.]

[Juramike]

Here is a time-lapse 4 minute video prepared by NOAA using orbital IR imagery for the entire 2008 North Atlantic hurricane season.

http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail.php?M...p;MediaTypeID=2

(It is mesmerizing to watch, almost like the flames in a fire. The diurnal build up of thunderstorms creates a rhythmic pulsing pattern. Neat to see how a strong cold front sweeping across North America shuts down the diurnal effect.)

[ups]

Here is a time-lapse 4 minute video prepared by NOAA using orbital IR imagery for the entire 2008 North Atlantic hurricane season.

That's awesome -- thanks for posting.