Random Chaos
(Weather Analyst)
Sat Aug 18 2007 12:49 AM
Re: Dean

Looking at past hurricanes (only have visible, not IR), looks like there are swirls coming off the eye in intense hurricanes. I wish I had more resolution on the IR.

Reference:
Isabel's eye: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/pub/goes/QTmovies/030912.isabel.mov
Katrina's eye: http://www.esl.lsu.edu/quicklinks/hurricanes/2005/KATRINA/images/Katrina-eye-closeup.gif


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