TRMM Saw 16S Explode in Strength as Cyclone Gelane
Tropical Cyclone 16S was a tropical storm yesterday, and today the storm is at Category Two Cyclone (hurricane) strength.
TRMM showed that the heaviest rainfall (in red) up to 2 inches per hour, were falling in the western and southern areas of the storm.
Data from NASA’s Aqua satellite AIRS and AMSU instruments combined on Feb. 17 to make a microwave image of Gelane. The cold areas in this image (yellow-green) indicate where there is precipitation or ice in the cloud tops. The blue areas suggest cold, high thunderstorms. |
