Side View of GPM Precipitation Measurements (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Side View of GPM Precipitation Measurements

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This image illustrates the transition from liquid to frozen precipitation. Rain (darker aqua color) is indicated at lower elevations and snow and ice (lighter shades) are likely where temperatures were below freezing at the heights of Hawaii's tallest mountain peaks.

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NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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