Computer-generated perspective view of Hurricane Allen, seen over the Gulf of Mexico on 8 August 1980. The superimposed grid shows latitude and longit
Computer-generated perspective view of Hurricane Allen, seen over the Gulf of Mexico on 8 August 1980. The superimposed grid shows latitude and longitude. The image was produced from two TIROS-N satellite images, one taken in visible light, the other in the infrared (at a wavelength of 11 microns). A computer uses the two data sets to calculate the heights of the cloud tops and to create a 3-D computer model of the storm. A 2- D image can then be generated, viewing the hurricane from any chosen height and angle.
Size: 4370px × 4211px
Photo credit: © HASLER & PIERCE, NASA GSFC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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