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Tropical Depression 14 on October 15, 2002
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002600/a002642/index.html
From NASA Scientific Vis. Studio
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Tropical Depression 14 heads toward Cuba on October 15, 2002. The storm appears to be losing strength. The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
RealPlayer plug-in
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-SVS-002642
Related resources:
This resource has a thumbnail image at 'Scan across the clouds of Tropical Depression 14 to reveal the rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour.'
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002600/a002642/print.0441_thm.png
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Lori Perkins
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Principal Investigator: Jeff Halverson
NASA/GSFC