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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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created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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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Nea Kameni volcano movement captured by Envisat (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently displayed signs of unrest. Even after the end of its mission, Envisat information continues to ...

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

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

Rocket with secret payload launches from Calif.

(AP) -- A rocket carrying a top-secret payload blasted off Tuesday from the California coast.

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created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | 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

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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created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | 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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created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laser radar illuminates the way to deep space

This car was not snapped with a camera but scanned by a 3D imaging lidar, the laser equivalent of radar. ESA is developing the sensor as a navigation aid for exploring deep space.

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created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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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Spaceborne precipitation radar ships from Japan to U.S.

(PhysOrg.com) -- Japanese scientists and engineers have completed construction on a new instrument designed to take 3-D measurements of the shapes, sizes and other physical characteristics of both raindrops ...

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