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New NASA 3-D Video Shows Thunderstorms in Tropical Storm Ida (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite has the ability to provide data that can be made into three-dimensional images. Visualizers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...

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GPM microwave imager instrument for NASA and JAXA mission arrives at Goddard

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument has arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. for integration into NASA's upcoming Earth science ...

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

GPM satellite takes a spin on the high capacity centrifuge

In the clean room at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Md., the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission's Core satellite is steadily taking shape. Set to measure rainfall worldwide after ...

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NASA mission seeks to uncover a rainfall mystery

Scientists from NASA and other organizations are on a mission to unlock the mysteries of why certain clouds produce copious amounts of rain. In a field mission that is now under way, aircraft are carrying ...

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NASA to fly into hurricane research this summer

Three NASA aircraft will begin flights to study tropical cyclones on Aug. 15 during the agency's first major U.S.-based hurricane field campaign since 2001. The Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes ...

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created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Passes Major Review

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's effort to deploy the first satellite mission to advance global precipitation observations from space moved closer to this goal when agency officials approved critical elements for the Global Precipitation ...

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Hurricane Ike Larger, Eyeing Landfall Early Saturday in Texas

Hurricane Ike hasn't been strengthening yet as of Thursday morning, Sept. 11, but he is getting larger. Ike is a very large tropical cyclone with hurricane force winds as far out as 115 miles from Ike's center ...

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created Sep 11, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

2007 Hurricane Season Starts Early, Ends Late

The Atlantic Hurricane Season began early in 2007, and by mid-December it was still going. The season officially begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30. That means that for the most part, storms have formed and fizzled ...

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created Feb 11, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

'Towering' Achievement for Goddard's Visualization Studio

"Towers in the Tempest," a NASA visualization that illustrates the complex science of hurricane hot towers, has been selected for an award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Science Magazine's fifth ...

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created Sep 27, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Long-term increase in rainfall seen in tropics

NASA scientists have detected the first signs that tropical rainfall is on the rise with the longest and most complete data record available.

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created Aug 27, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

NASA Extends TRMM Operations Through 2004 Hurricane Season

NASA will extend operation of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) through the end of 2004, in light of a recent request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The extension, to be und ...

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created Aug 06, 2004 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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