Noaa Katrina Satellite Images

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Noaa katrina satellite images. Explore the world in real time launch web map in new window noaa satellite maps latest 3d scene this high resolution imagery is provided by geostationary weather satellites permanently stationed more than 22 000 miles above the earth. The aerial photograph missions were conducted by the noaa remote sensing division the day after katrina made landfall august 30 and concluded september 9. This website is supported on a monday friday basis so outages may occur without notice and may not be immediately resolved. 14 times a day jpss satellites circle the earth from pole to pole and cross the equator 14 times daily allowing for full global coverage twice a day.

Download imagery via the maps below. The office of satellite and product operations ospo is part of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis. The nesdis star webmaster at nesdis star webmaster noaa gov all other questions can be sent to. View metadata for the hurricane katrina response imagery.

It is estimated that 80 90 approximately 104 119mph of the maximum. Dscovr noaa s first operational satellite in deep space orbits a million miles from earth in order to provide early warnings of potentially harmful space weather. The regions photographed range from grand isle louisiana to gulf shores alabama. The tracker also allows users to go back in time and view and interact with the satellite imagery from the past hurricanes this year.

A hurricane track will only appear if there is an active storm in the atlantic or eastern pacific regions. The imagery posted on this site is of the gulf coast of louisiana mississippi and alabama after hurricane katrina made landfall. Individual images have been combined into a larger mosaic and tiled for distribution. If you are looking for high resolution photographic quality satellite imagery of hurricanes and other storms please visit.

Launch web map in new window this tracker shows the current view from our goes east and goes west satellites. The approximate ground sample distance gsd for each pixel is 35 cm 1 14 feet. While derived from operational satellites the data products and imagery available on this website are intended for informational purposes only. As katrina moved further north and made a second landfall along the mississippi louisiana border the nws doppler radar in mobile kmob measured winds up to 132mph between 3 000 4 000 feet above ground level in the morning.

Images of hurricane katrina full size hurricane katrina 02 45z august 29 2005 about 105 miles south of the mouth of the mississippi river and about 170 miles south southeast of new orleans louisiana. Use this web map to zoom in on real time weather patterns developing around the world.