NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Mindulle's Extensive Cold Clouds (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA AIRS Infrared Image of Tropical Storm Mindulle's Extensive Cold Clouds

Caption

This infrared image of Mindulle's clouds from NASA's Aqua satellite was captured on Aug. 23 at 18:35 UTC (2:23 p.m. EDT) and shows a tightly compact cyclone close to making landfall in Vietnam. The strongest convection (and thunderstorms) are colored in purple and appear as a large circle in the inside of the storm. The purple coloration indicates highest cloud tops as cold as or colder than -63 Fahrenheit.

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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