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Juramike
post Sep 7 2008, 03:37 AM
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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.

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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.]


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Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Josh Stephens
post Oct 23 2010, 03:26 AM
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The pictures are cool! Storms are stunning to look when viewed from distant, but destructive.


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