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NASA satellites see Tropical Storm Muifa taking up the Yellow Sea

Tropical Storm Muifa is filling up the Yellow Sea on NASA satellite imagery as it continues moving north today to a landfall in East China's Shandong province. NASA's Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared ...

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created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

NASA satellite sees tropical cyclone Irina headed for Mozambique

Visible and Infrared satellite imagery together provide a clearer picture of what a tropical cyclone is doing. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over newly strengthened Cyclone Irene and captured both types of ...

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA satellites see Tropical Storm Irina getting loopy

Two NASA satellites have been measuring rainfall and cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm as it has been "going loopy" in the Mozambique Channel over the last couple of days. Irina is making a cyclonic ...

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NASA's TRMM satellite sees Cyclone Jasmine in 3-D

Data from NASA's TRMM satellite was used to create a 3-Dimensional look at Cyclone Jasmine, currently moving through the South Pacific Ocean.

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA sees development of tropical storm 09S in southern Indian Ocean

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the low pressure system called System 97S on Jan. 24 and observed a large area of strong thunderstorms around its center that hinted at further development. On Jan. 25, the ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Three days of NASA infrared images show System 92S tropically developing

NASA satellites have been watching the low pressure area called System 92S for days, and infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed cloud temperatures were cooling, indicating the storm was getting ...

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created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA's Aqua satellite sees small new tropical storm near Tonga

Tropical Storm 11P has formed in the South Pacific Ocean, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of its cloud temperatures, revealing power in the cyclone.

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA sees strong thunderstorms still surround Cyclone Iggy's center

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Iggy on January 31 and the AIRS infrared instrument aboard showed that there is a large area of strong thunderstorms still surrounding Iggy's center of circulation.

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created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major Tropical Cyclone Funso analyzed by two NASA satellites

Tropical Cyclone Funso is now a dangerous Category 4 cyclone in the Mozambique Channel, moving southward between Mozambique on the African mainland and the island nation of Madagascar. As Funso became a major ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA eyes cyclone Iggy's threat to western Australia

NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud tops and ...

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created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA satellites saw Tropical Depression Emily struggle over the weekend

Former Tropical Storm Emily made a brief comeback this weekend after degenerating over the mountains of Hispaniola late last week, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Emily just after her "rebirth."

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NASA infrared satellite instrument sees tropical storm Iggy growing in strength

The AIRS infrared instrument that flies on NASA's Aqua satellite has been providing forecasters with the cloud top temperatures in the Southern Indian Ocean's ninth tropical cyclone, which has officially been ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Infrared satellite data shows Tropical Storm Roke strengthening

Tropical Storm Roke has changed in size and is starting to change in strength. Roke appears to be consolidating in infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite.

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NASA sees power within hurricane Maria as it heads for a landfall in Newfoundland

Hurricane Maria joins twelve other hurricanes on record to make landfall in Newfoundland, Canada, and NASA satellite imagery revealed its inner strength.

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created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Satellites view three dying tropical systems in eastern Pacific

Three tropical systems in the eastern Pacific Ocean: Tropical Depression Irwin, Post-tropical cyclone Jova, and the remnants of Tropical Depression 12E all appeared to be fading on NASA satellite imagery today.

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