TRMM Measures Heavy Rainfall in Subtropical Storm Arani (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Measures Heavy Rainfall in Subtropical Storm Arani

Caption

The TRMM satellite had another very good view of Sub-tropical Cyclone Arani in the morning light on March 16, 2011, at 1052 UTC. This data showed that there were very heavy thunderstorms in the eastern half of the storm. TRMM's Precipitation Radar showed that some of these powerful storms were reaching to heights of over 14 km (~8.7 miles) above the surface of the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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