NASA's GPM sees Koppu menacing the Philippines
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
Tropical storm Koppu was approaching the Philippines when the GPM core observatory satellite passed above on October 15, 2015 at 1436 UTC (10:36 a.m. EDT) and analyzed the intensifying storm's rainfall. By October 16, the storm intensified into a typhoon as it neared Luzon.