NASA's Aqua Satellite Saw Champi's Cloud Top Temperatures (IMAGE)

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NASA's Aqua Satellite Saw Champi's Cloud Top Temperatures

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On Oct. 19 at 12:29 a.m. EDT, the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite saw Champi's cloud top temperatures exceeded -63F/-53C (purple) which indicates powerful storms with the heavy rainfall GPM saw three days before.

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Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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