TRMM Satellite Measures Rainfall in System 98S (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Measures Rainfall in System 98S

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This TRMM satellite image on Dec. 30 at 1310 UTC (8:10 a.m. EST) shows some areas of System 98S's rainfall in blue and yellow, which represents between 0 and 20 millimeters of rainfall per hour (.78 inch/hour). The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches per hour. Red areas are considered heavy rainfall at almost 2 inches per hour and are off-shore.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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