News tagged with precipitation

NASA's TRMM satellite sees some heavy rainfall in Typhoon Sanvu

Tropical Storm Sanvu strengthened overnight as forecast and is now a Typhoon in the western North Pacific Ocean. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite observed that most of the rainfall ...

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NASA sees Tropical Storm Sanvu continue to intensify

Two NASA satellites have provided infrared and rainfall data that has shown Tropical Storm Sanvu continues to intensify as it heads toward Iwo To, Japan. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite ...

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TRMM satellite sees heavy rainfall in Tropical Storm Bud

Tropical Storm Bud is dropping heavy rainfall, and appears to be intensifying. NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite has been monitoring rainfall within the storm, and has watched it ...

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Two NASA satellites spy Alberto, the Atlantic Ocean season's first tropical storm

The first tropical storm of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season formed off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 5 p.m. EDT, and NASA satellites were immediately keeping track of it. NASA's ...

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA goes on top of the Smokies, all covered in light rain

If you walk into a cloud at the top of a mountain with a cup to slake your thirst, it might take a while for your cup to fill. The tiny, barely-there droplets are difficult to see, and for scientists they, ...

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Now Extra-Tropical Daphne, left flooding behind in Fuji on NASA satellite imagery

Tropical Storm Daphne has become an extra-tropical storm and is fading fast in the South Pacific Ocean, but not before making its mark on the Fuji Islands. NASA's TRMM satellite compiled rainfall data that ...

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created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Handover of Japan-built radar to NASA

On March 30, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officially handed off a new satellite instrument to NASA at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. The Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) ...

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created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA sees Typhoon Pakhar headed for Vietnam landfall

The first typhoon of the northern hemisphere 2012 typhoon season is headed for landfall in Vietnam. NASA's Aqua and TRMM satellites have been providing forecasters with valuable data on Typhoon Pakhar, that ...

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created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taming uncertainty in climate prediction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Uncertainty just became more certain. Atmospheric and computational researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory used a new scientific approach called "uncertainty quantification," ...

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created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 22

NASA GPM satellite's dual-frequency precipitation radar arrives at Goddard

The Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar built by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for the Global Precipitation Measurement GPM mission's Core Observatory arrived on Friday, March 16 and was unloaded today at NASA's Goddard ...

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

TRMM satellite sees tropical storm Lua's rainfall

A tropical storm called Lua formed in the Indian Ocean off Australia's northwestern coast on March 13, 2012. NASA's TRMM satellite passed over Lua and observed moderate rainfall and strong towering thunderstorms ...

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TRMM satellite sees hot towers in Cyclone Koji

Hot towers, or towering thunderclouds that give off an excessive amount of latent heat, usually indicate a tropical cyclone will strengthen in six hours, and NASA's TRMM satellite saw some of them as it passed ...

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created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

TRMM satellite sees remnants of Tropical Cyclone 15S's 'difficult childhood'

Tropical Cyclone 15S has had a difficult "childhood." It was born on March 1 and immediately dealt with a harsh environment. The cyclone weakened within 24 hours to a remnant low pressure area, and NASA's ...

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GPM microwave imager instrument for NASA and JAXA mission arrives at Goddard

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument has arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. for integration into NASA's upcoming Earth science ...

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA's TRMM satellite measures heavy rainfall in Madagascar from System 92S

A weak tropical low pressure area known as System 92S, and locally called Irina caused flooding over northern Madagascar less than two weeks after deadly flooding by Tropical Cyclone Giovanna in the south ...

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