NASA AIRS Infrared Look at Tropical Storm Rina (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Infrared Look at Tropical Storm Rina

Caption

This infrared image of the eastern half of Tropical Storm Rina was taken on Oct. 24 at 2:47 a.m. EDT from the AIRS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite. It shows a very large area of strong convection and thunderstorms around the center (purple) of circulation. Cloud top temperatures were colder than -63F (-52C) in that area, indicating strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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