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.

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. 

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