GPM 3-D Image of Choi-Wan (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM 3-D Image of Choi-Wan

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On October 5, GPM's 3-D radar (DPR Ku Band) found that powerful thunderstorms moving into Choi-Wan's southeastern side had storm tops reaching unusually high altitudes of up to 18.5 km (11.5 miles).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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