Infrared Image of a Band of Oswald's Thunderstorms (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Infrared Image of a Band of Oswald's Thunderstorms

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When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the eastern side of the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Oswald the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured an infrared image of a powerful band of thunderstorms over the Coral Sea. The band of thunderstorms east of Oswald's center showed some strong convection and cold cloud top temperatures as cold as -63 Fahrenheit (-52 Celsius). Those cold temperatures are indicative of high, powerful thunderstorms capable of dropping heavy rainfall.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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