NASA TRMM's 3-D Image of Tropical Storm 04W's Towering Thunderstorms (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA TRMM's 3-D Image of Tropical Storm 04W's Towering Thunderstorms

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This TRMM satellite 3-D image shows that some thunderstorm towers near TSO4W's center of circulation were punching up to heights of over 16 km (~9.9 miles) above the ocean's surface.

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Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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