Cloudsat Imagery of Atsani (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Cloudsat Imagery of Atsani

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On Aug. 19, NASA's CloudSat satellite showed the sloping nature of the eyewall and the very heavy rainfall associated with this area. Areas of pink and red designate larger amounts of liquid and ice. Light blue indicate smaller cloud droplets.

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Credits: NASA/Colorado State Univ., Natalie D. Tourville

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