TRMM: Investigating El Nino
An explanation of El Nino and La Nina, and of how TRMM is used to study them.
TRMM Examines Another Potential Tropical Cyclone
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was placed into its low-earth orbit in November of 1997. Its primary mission has been to measure rainfall from space. TRMM has provided space borne rain radar and microwave radiometric data that measure the vertical and horizontal distribution of rainfall over the tropics. It has also been valuable for monitoring the development of tropical cyclones, especially over remote parts of the open ocean. The image on the right uses data captured by the TRMM satellite on 7 April 2011 at 1914 UTC. It shows a TRMM satellite view of rain intensity
TRMM: Reducing the Uncertainty of Weather Forecasting
An overview of how TRMM is improving weather forecasting techniques and reducing uncertainty in our weather predictions.
TRMM: The Hadley Circulation
A description of how TRMM is used to study the Hadley Circulation.
Orbit of the TRMM Satellite
A visual description of the TRMM satellite's tropical orbit between 35º North and 35º South.