TRMM Shows Rainfall for Cyclone Mahasen (VIDEO)

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This animated TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis shows the rainfall that occurred with Tropical Cyclone Mahasen during the week of May 6 through 13, 2013 as it moved through the Bay of Bengal. Rainfall from Mahasen has fallen mainly over the open waters of the northern Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. Rainfall totals of about 500 mm (~19.7 inches) are shown (in red) west of Indonesia in this analysis.

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Credit: Hal Pierce, SSAI/NASA Goddard

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