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Online 24.1: The Eye of Isabel (2003):
Infrared satellite imagery of the vortices in the eye of Hurricane Isabel (2003).
Courtesy of University of Wisconsin - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
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Online 24.2: Hurricane Katrina (2005):
Animations of radar reflectivity from Florida and Louisiana. Infrared satellite loops of Katrina as it makes landfall. A time-history of the impacts of Hurricane Katrina from the Gulf Coast.
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Online 24.3: Cloud clusters and tropical cyclones from space:
Infrared satellite imagery of the Atlantic shows the development of six tropical cyclones during this time period, including two that grow to category 4 hurricanes.
Courtesy of University of Wisconsin - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
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Online 24.4: Annual Global Sea Surface Temperature:
Monthly changes in global sea surface temperature show that the warmest part of the tropical
oceans migrates north and south with the seasons. The most intense hurricanes form over the warmest water (darkest red).
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
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Online 24.5: Evolution of Tropical Cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:
Infrared satellite imagery during September 2000 shows the development and dissipation of several
tropical cyclones. Note that not every tropical cloud cluster develops into a well defined tropical cyclone.
Courtesy of NOAA
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