CloudSat Slices Tropical Storm Nicole in Half (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

CloudSat Slices Tropical Storm Nicole in Half

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NASA's CloudSat satellite passed through the western section of Tropical Storm Nicole on Sept. 29, 2010, at 0727 UTC (3:27 a.m. EDT). The CloudSat image captured areas of light cumulus precipitation mixed with a stream of mid- level cloudiness, most likely altocumulus and altostratus. Deep mid-level flow from the south-southwest was evident in the image, occurring from the inclination of the clouds towards the north-northeast.

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NASA/JPL/Colorado State Univ./NRL

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