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The track of Hurricane Katrina. The coloured points indicate its strength according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale, which ranges from Category 1 (blue) to Category 5 (red).

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Graphical model showing a vertical cross-section of the air circulation, clouds, and precipitation associated with a hurricane

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ASAR Wide Swath Mode image of Hurricane Katrina's eye

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This close-up of the ASAR Wide Swath Mode image of the area of the sea surface associated with Hurricane Katrina's eye shows a darker, smoother sea surface, due to the lack of winds at the central area of extreme low pressure.

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Introduction

L'ouragan Katrina

Exercices

Exercice 1: Étude de l'ouragan Katrina du sommet des nuages aux vagues océaniques Exercice 2 : Visualisation et observation des zones inondées provoquées par l'ouragan Katrina à la Nouvelle-Orléans

Liens utiles

Hurricane Katrina - NOAA Hurricane Katrina - Wikipedia National Hurricane Center - NOAA Storm surge overview - NOAA Global Monitoring for Environment and Security - ESA International Charter Space and Major Disasters Tropical weather and hurricanes - Physicalgeography

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Envisat sees whirling Hurricane Katrina from ocean waves to cloud tops