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Hurricane in Mexico

Type of Event:	Hurricane
Location of Event:	Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Date of Charter Activation:	21/08/2007
Charter Requestor:	USGS
Project Management:	CATHALAC-SERVIR in Panama

Description of Event

Hurricane Dean made landfall earlier on 21 August around 08:30 local time on the East coast of the Yucatan Peninsula near Costa Maya, about 65 km East-North-East of Chetumal in Mexico. When hitting Mexico, Hurricane Dean was classified a category 5 cyclone.11 people were reported dead.

Images and/or Image Products

Dean 20-23 August07 Rainfall Perspective Source: TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission); GOES Acquired: 20-23/08/2007 Precipitation over the Yucatan Peninsula. Copyright: NASA, NOAA 2007 Image processing, map created 23/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version	Vegetation, Yucatan Peninsula Source: - Acquired: 08/2007 Vegetation affected by the hurricane. Copyright: Belize Land Information Centre, INEGI, NASA, NOAA, SEMARNAT, USGS 2007 Image processing, map created 23/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version
Settlements, Yucatan Peninsula Source: - Acquired: 08/2007 Settlements of over 1000 people in the path of the hurricane. Copyright: Belize Land Information Centre, INEGI, NOAA, SEMARNAT, TNC 2007 Image processing, map created 21/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version	Precipitation in the Caribbean Source: TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission); GOES Acquired: 15-21/08/2007 Precipitation along the path of the hurricane. Copyright: NASA, NOAA 2007 Image processing, map created 23/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version
Honduras Source: MODIS Acquired: 22/08/2007 Sediments from rivers such as the Claura, Patuca and Chapagua travelled as far as 40km, as seen on this image captured by MODIS two days after Dean hovered north of the coast of Honduras. Copyright: NASA 2007 Image processing, map created 24/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version	Accumulated Precipitation Source: TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission); GOES Acquired: 15-21/08/2007 Precipitation over the Yucatan Peninsula. Copyright: NASA, NOAA 2007 Image processing, map created 23/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version
Chinchorro Source: MODIS on Terra Acquired: 15-22/08/2007 Banco Chinchorro Atoll was directly in the path of Dean, as well as a large expanse of coastal mangroves and wetlands. Copyright: NASA 2007 Image processing, map created 24/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version	Chetumal Bay Source: MODIS on Terra Acquired: 15-22/08/2007 The colour of Chetumal Bay changed from blue to white following passage of the hurricane. Copyright: NASA 2007 Image processing, map created 24/08/2007 by CATHALAC. Higher resolution version

Animation

GOES animation, Hurricane Dean
Animation created 21/08/2007 by USGS
GIF format, 1 MB

High-resolution imagery and additional data are available at:
http://servir.net/hurricanes/hurricane_dean.html

Additional data

This map shows elevation areas in northern Belize,
also hit by Hurricane Dean.
Source: SRTM/USGS/GIST, resolution 90m
Acquired: 22/08/2007
Copyright: UNOSAT
Image processing, map created 22/08/2007 by UNOSAT.
Higher resolution version

Additional data and higher-resolution imagery is available at:
http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/prod_free.asp?id=89