HWRF simulation of Hurricane Odile

3D Model

Hurricane Odile Simulation

Hurricane Odile swept across the Baja California Peninsula in September 2014 leaving behind widespread damage, flooding, and power outages.

This model is a single time step from a 15-minute Hurricane Weather Research Forecast (HWRF) simulation (1251x1251x61) of Hurricane Odile shortly after it made landfall. The surface represents absolute vorticity (12e-5 s-1) colored by relative humidity.

A full animation of this data set can be found here: https://youtu.be/OfJxWK2HoKU

Computational Modeling: Mrinal Biswas (NCAR/RAL/DTC) Visualization and Postproduction: Tim Scheitlin and Matt Rehme (NCAR/CISL)

This visualization was enabled by NCAR’s Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL).

Earth imagery courtesy of the NASA Visible Earth Project.