NASA AIRS Image of Tropical Depression 14W (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Image of Tropical Depression 14W

Caption

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite revealed a concentrated area of thunderstorms and strong convection (purple) around TD14W's center (directly over Hainan Island, China) in the eastern quadrant of the storm. Cloud top temperatures were as cold as -60 Fahrenheit in the purple areas. The convection in the east is a result of westerly wind shear blowing the convection and thunderstorms away from the storm's center.

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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