TRMM Measures Rainfall in Typhoon Songda (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Measures Rainfall in Typhoon Songda

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NASA's TRMM satellite captured this image of rainfall happening within Typhoon Songda on May 25, 2011, at 0903 UTC. The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches (20 to 40 mm) per hour. Songda was an intensifying category 3 typhoon with winds near 105 kts at that time.

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Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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