NASA Infrared View of Tropical Storm Sandy (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Infrared View of Tropical Storm Sandy

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Infrared satellite imagery on Oct. 23 at 2:17 a.m. EDT, from the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite showed bands of strong thunderstorms are east of the center of Sandy's circulation. Those bands of thunderstorms are reaching high into the troposphere where cloud top temperatures are as cold (purple) as -63F.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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