NASA infrared data reveals fading Tropical Storm Leslie and peanut-shaped Michael
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 16:30
in Earth & Climate
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Atlantic on Sept. 11 it caught Tropical Storm Leslie's clouds over Newfoundland and peanut-shaped Tropical Storm Michael to its southwest. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured infrared data on Tropical Storms Leslie and Michael when it passed overhead on Sept. 11.