Hurricane Ivan (09L) off Jamaica (afternoon overpass)

Hurricane Ivan (09L) off Jamaica (afternoon overpass)

  • Credit:

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Ivan on September 10, 2004, at 18:30 UTC (2:30 PM EDT). At the time this image was taken Ivan was located approximately 140 km (85 miles) south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and was moving towards the west-northwest at 19 km/hr (12 mph). Ivan had maximum sustained winds of 230 km/hr (145 mph) with higher gusts.

Images & Animations

File

File Dimensions

  • 850x1100
  • JPEG 270 KB
  • 1700x2200
  • JPEG 904 KB
  • 3400x4400
  • JPEG 3 MB
  • 6800x8800
  • JPEG 8 MB

Metadata

  • Sensor:

    Aqua - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    September 10, 2004

  • Visualization Date:

    September 11, 2004
Share
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration