GPM Flyby Video of Ampil (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This 3-D animation showing cloud top heights within Tropical Storm Ampil on July 20, was constructed with GPM's radar data (DPR Ku Band). DPR's Ku Band instrument provided three dimensional measurements of precipitation within a 152 mile (245 km) wide swath east of AMPIL's center. Cloud top heights over a larger area were made possible by blending measurements from GPM's radar (DPR Ku band) with cloud top heights based on Japan's HIMAWARI-8 satellite's infrared temperatures.

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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