NASA AIRS Time Series of Tropical Cyclone Atu (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Time Series of Tropical Cyclone Atu

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This time series of AIRS imagery shows the progression and death of Tropical Cyclone Atu. On Feb. 21 at 02:17 UTC Tropical Cyclone Atu when it was over New Caledonia and Vanuatu bringing rainfall and gusty winds. On Feb. 22 at 13:53 UTC, AIRS showed an intensifying Cyclone Atu with a developing eye. On Feb. 23 at 02:05 UTC, AIRS data showed a powerful cyclone with strong thunderstorms (purple), heavy rain and a visible eye on infrared imagery. The AIRS infrared data on Feb. 24 at 01:11 UTC showed Atu as a small rounded area of weak convection (blue).

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NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen

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