TRMM Satellite Measures Guchol's Heavy Rainfall (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Measures Guchol's Heavy Rainfall

Caption

The TRMM satellite passed above weakening typhoon Guchol on June 18, 2012, at 2322 UTC (7:33 pm EDT/US) as it moved toward Japan's main island of Honshu. The yellow, green and blue areas indicate light-to-moderate rainfall between 20 and 40 millimeters (.78 to 1.57 inches) per hour. Red areas are considered heavy rainfall at 2 inches/50 mm per hour and there was none evident in the image.

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Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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