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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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post Sep 8 2008, 04:25 AM
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Spin-O-Vision of the core of Hurricane Dean:

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Same image and source info as above, this time using a rotating coordinate frame (ca. 45 degrees counterclockwise/3 h, then adjusted to alignment) to freeze out the motion of the central core of the hurricane.

From this (rotating) viewpoint, the outer rain bands can be seen to precess outwards clockwise.

Some tweaking of contrast levels to bring out detail in the rain bands. (Cropping also done to prevent seasickness.)

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post Sep 14 2008, 07:47 PM
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Spin-O-Vision of the outer fringes of Hurricane Dean:

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Rotating coordinate frame (5 degrees counterclockwise/3 h) to freeze out the motion of outer rain bands of the hurricane. The inner core spins much faster (45 degrees/3 h) and can be seen to provide impulsing shocks that create waves propagating outwards in the hurricanes outer edges.

Some tweaking of contrast levels to bring out detail in the rain bands.

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

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post Sep 14 2008, 07:53 PM
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Animated zoom of the lower left section of the sequence above:

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With a 5 degree/3 h counterclockwise rotating coordinate frame to lock the outer band motion, the rhythmic wavelike nature (almost standing waves) of the outer rain band pulsations can be seen.

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post Sep 14 2008, 07:58 PM
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A stunning image from the ISS taken of Hurricane Ike approaching the Texas coast:

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Image credit: NASA (Other images of Hurriane Ike from the ISS are available here)

The wave-like nature compares to the Hurricane Dean sequence above.

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post Sep 7 2009, 07:07 PM
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Aquavision image of Tropical Storm Erika in her final gasps:

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Outflow band of whitish-blue cirrus can be seen. Combination of IR2, IR4, and WV band images gaken by GOES-E on September 2, 2009 at 1800 UTC.

For scale, the Great Lakes can be seen at upper left of the image.

Raw image source : NEODAAS/EUMETSAT/DSRS.


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post Oct 21 2009, 01:11 PM
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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.)



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post Oct 24 2009, 05:01 PM
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Just stumbled on this old thread -- here are some nice images of Hurricane Wilma from the ISS. Wilma was briefly the strongest hurricane every recorded -- the eye is just amazing.

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post Oct 25 2009, 03:38 PM
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QUOTE (Juramike @ Oct 21 2009, 01:11 PM) *
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.
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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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post Nov 8 2013, 05:55 PM
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Beautiful [composite?] image from EUMETSAT of Typhoon Haiyan:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eumetsat/10726056545/
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