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 | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / HASLER & PIERCE, NASA GSFC |
Taille de l’image : | 4370 px × 4211 px |
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