TRMM Sees Gelane's Eye Shrink! (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Sees Gelane's Eye Shrink!

Caption

TRMM noticed Gelane's eye was much smaller than how it appeared on February 16 at about only 10 nautical miles in diameter. Heaviest rainfall is in the southwest quadrant of the eye, where rain rates were as high as 2 inches per hour (red).

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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