GOES-12 Hurricane Isabel SRSO animations

Java animations for each day are below. The loops comprise 1, 3, and 5 minute visible imagery. Depending on the speed and memory limits of your computer, you can view each day in two parts, or the entire day at once.

11 September (first half)
11 September (second half)
11 September (entire day) - shows a wavenumber one cyclonic "wobble" in the center of low-level circulation.

12 September (first half) - shows "starfish" pattern formed by one central mesovortex and five surrounding it.
12 September (second half)
12 September (entire day)

13 September (first half)
13 September (second half) - shows merger of numerous small mesovortices into four large mesovortices.
13 September (entire day)

14 September (first half)
14 September (second half)
14 September (entire day)

These Java loops were created at UW-Madison / CIMSS
by Scott Bachmeier. Many thanks go to Chris Velden for supporting the creation of the animations.