NASA Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Sean (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Sean

Caption

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of Tropical Storm Sean (formerly Cyclone 24S) on April 22 at 17:29 UTC (1:29 p.m. EDT). The infrared image showed some strong, high, cold thunderstorms (purple) around Sean's center. The orange depicts sea surface and land temperatures as warm as or warmer than 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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