Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

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TRMM Data Used for Hurricane/Typhoon Monitoring TRMM TMI data used by NOAA and DoD (and int’l agencies) for tropical cyclone detection, location and intensity estimation--600 TRMM-based tropical cyclone “fixes” in 2004 TRMM orbit advantageous for tropical cyclone monitoring--it is always in tropics, sampling best in 10-35º latitude storm band. TMI resolution twice as good as operational sensors, about same as AMSR. Precessing orbit provides off-time observations relative to sun-synchronous microwave observations. Hurricane Katrina TRMM image from NRL Tropical Cyclone web site from TRMM web site TRMM radar (PR) crosssections of hurricanes available in real-time for operational analysis from TRMM web site 10
TRMM Detects Heavy Rainfall in Dominican Republic from Tropical Storm Noel • TRMM Multi-satellite precipitation analysis measures >400 mm of rain over D. R. and Haiti from Noel • 81 deaths, several hundred thousand displaced “Your images have been incredible--they are stunning and extremely useful. It was even presented to the minister of environment and head of disasters in the DR. Deeply appreciated. Please know we are crediting you everywhere.” – Daniel Irwin, MSFC, SERVIR Project Manager 11 Images by Hal Pierce, NASA/GSFC
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