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Tropical Storm Cristobal
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002400/a002498/index.html
From NASA Scientific Vis. Studio
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This animation shows Tropical Storm Cristobal on August 7, 2002 . Cristobal was located east of St. Augustine, Florida. The storm has had a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 MPH.Cristobal is expected to move east-northeast within the next 24 hours.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Natural hazards
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Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-SVS-002498
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This resource has a thumbnail image at 'Peel away the clouds to reveal Tropical Storm Cristobal rain structure. Yellow denotes 0.5+ inches of rain, green denotes 1.0+ inches of rain, and red is 2.0+ inches of rain.'
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002400/a002498/cristobal0502_thm.png
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Lori Perkins
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Principal Investigator: Jeff Halverson
NASA/GSFC