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31.10.2012 16:50 Age: 13 yrs
Hurricane Sandy in the Carribean and US East Coast
Category: Ocean and climate news
Hurricane Sandy crossed the Carribean and hit the US East Coast at the end of October 2012. Jason-2 satellite has flown over the hurricane path and has observed it.
Credit Nasa-GOES13
Hurricane Sandy crossed the Carribean and hit the US East Coast at the end of October 2012 and caused crop, urban and human damages. Jason-2 satellite has flown over the hurricane path and has observed it.
The Jason-2 passes #065, #076 and #254 overflown the hurricane path between 2012/10/25 and 2012/10/28 off Haiti, Bahamas and US East Coast. The altimeter measured Significant Wave Height more than 9 m over several of these places.
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Significant wave height as measured by the Jason-2 altimetry mission. Only the 3 passes for which the delay with the path of the hurricane is short have been plotted here. (Plots made using the <link http: www.altimetry.info external-link-new-window>Basic Radar Altimetry Toolbox). |
Further information:
- Applications: <link internal-link>Hurricanes
- Nasa Earth Observatory: <link http: earthobservatory.nasa.gov naturalhazards _blank external-link-new-window>Hurricane Sandy event page
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