GPM saw Typhoon Champi (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM saw Typhoon Champi

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GPM saw that Typhoon Champi had a large eye and rain was measured in the eyewall falling at a rate of 56.7 mm (2.23 inches) per hour. Some storm top heights there were reaching altitudes of 13.7 km (8.5 miles).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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