NASA's 3-D animation of Typhoon Conson's heavy rainfall and strong thunderstorms
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 20:28
in Astronomy & Space
Imagine seeing a typhoon from space, and seeing it in three dimensions. That's what the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite can do with any typhoon, and just did with Typhoon Conson. TRMM's 3-D look at tropical cyclones provide scientists with information on the height of towering thunderstorms and the rate of rainfall in them, and Conson has high thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.