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Hurricane Katrina as seen by Envisat's MERIS
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Hurricane Katrina, as seen by Envisat's MERIS in Reduced Resolution mode, off southern Florida on 25 August 2005, when it was still classified as Category One on the Saffir-Simpson scale which measures hurricane intensity. The storm caused great damage after landfall, mostly due to heavy rainfall and flooding.

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New Orleans flooded in the days following Katrina
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Hurrikan Katrina
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Übung 1: Der Hurrikanwirbel Katrina von der Wolkenoberseite bis hinunter zur MeeresoberflächeÜbung 2: Visualisierung und Untersuchung der infolge von Katrina überfluteten Bereiche von New Orleans
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