NASA AIRS Time Series of Tropical Storm Songda (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Time Series of Tropical Storm Songda

Caption

This series of three infrared images shows the strengthening of Tropical Storm Songda over the period of May 19-22, 2011. Notice that the area with strongest convection (purple) has expanded over that time. That area has the coldest, highest thunderstorm cloud tops near -63 F/-52C, and heaviest rainfall. Over those four days, Songda took on a more rounded shape.

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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