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Tropical Storm Kenna on October 22, 2002
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002600/a002635/index.html
From NASA Scientific Vis. Studio
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Tropical Storm Kenna passes 365 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. It has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. The rain structure is shown in this animation.
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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Cost / Copyright:
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Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-SVS-002635
Related resources:
This resource has a thumbnail image at 'Peel Away the clouds to see the structure. Light blue shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Green represents at least 1.7 inches of rain. Yellow is areas with over 2.0 inches of rain fell per hour, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour.'
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002600/a002635/printpr.0523_thm.png
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Lori Perkins
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Principal Investigator: Jeff Halverson
NASA/GSFC