Irma Damage Satellite Images

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Irma damage satellite images.

Complete coverage of hurricane irma credit. A series of satellite images taken before and after hurricane irma barrelled through the british virgin islands bvi has revealed the extend of the damage left by the storm. Hurricane irma aerial imagery response. Launch web map in new window this tracker shows the current view from our goes east and goes west satellites.

Staff from noaa s office of marine and aviation operations and noaa s n ational geodetic survey capture these images using specialized remote sensing cameras aboard noaa aircraft primarily noaa s king air and twin otter aircraft. Unless otherwise noted the images linked from this page are located on servers at the satellite products and services division spsd of the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis. In the satellite images below the destruction caused by irma is made painfully clear. Here s some of the most impressive imagery.

Satellite photos show codrington on the island of barbuda before and after irma s widespread destruction. In addition it will be used for ongoing research efforts for testing and developing standards for airborne digital imagery. Given irma s extreme intensity satellite imagery is giving meteorologists jaw dropping views of this rare and dangerous hurricane. The images are a crucial tool in determining the extent of the damage inflicted by storms and flooding.

Noaa released aerial imagery that reveals the extent of the damage that hurricane irma unleashed along the coast of florida. The tracker also allows users to go back in time and view and interact with the satellite imagery from the past hurricanes this year. About this imagery was acquired by the noaa remote sensing division to support noaa homeland security and emergency response requirements. A hurricane track will only appear if there is an active storm in the atlantic or eastern pacific regions.