Typhoon Tembin in NASA 3-D (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Typhoon Tembin in NASA 3-D

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NASA's TRMM satellite saw Tembin on Aug. 23, 2012 at 0943 UTC as it was approaching Taiwan as a typhoon. TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR) data showed that Tembin had rain bands containing intense thunderstorms dropping rain at over 100mm/hr west of a well defined eye. A 3-D view from TRMM PR reveals the vertical structure within Tembin.

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Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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