ID#: 10719
Caption:
The image was taken at 16:46 UTC (12:46 pm EDT), August 24, 2008, during the lifecycle of Hurricane Gustav, and showed the horizontal pattern of rainfall from the showers and thundershowers associated with the low, while it was passing north of Venezuela in the southeastern Caribbean. Rain rates in the center of the swath come from the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), and those in the outer swath from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI). The rain rates were overlaid on infrared (IR) data from the TRMM Visible Infrared Scanner (VIRS). TRMM showed that the area of low pressure was providing the focus for a broad area of shower activity generally composed of light, to moderate rain (blue and green areas, respectively), but with occasional areas of heavier rain (shown by the red areas). At this time, there was very little sign of cyclonic organization; most of the rain activity stretched in a straight line from west-southwest to east-northeast.
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Content Provider(s): NASA; Text: Rob Gutro/Goddard Space Flight Center
Creation Date: 2008
Photo Credit:
Links: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA): Hurricane Season 2008: Hurricane Gustav (Central Caribbean)
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