Typhoon Choi Wan Captured by Satellite, Eastern Philippine Sea, September 2009 (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Typhoon Choi Wan Captured by Satellite, Eastern Philippine Sea, September 2009

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Heaviness of rainfall around the typhoon's center is marked by red, green and blue in that order. Areas with the heaviest rainfall, in red and green are around the central column. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite which captured the image is a joint mission between NASA and JAXA.

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NASA Earth Observatory.

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