NASA AIRS Instrument Shows Convective Banding (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Instrument Shows Convective Banding

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This infrared image from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite shows how the high cold clouds (blue) are starting to band, or wrap around the low's center of circulation on March 8 at 5:23 a.m. ET.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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