NASA's 3-D animation of Typhoon Conson's heavy rainfall and strong thunderstorms
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 05:56
in Astronomy & Space
Imagine seeing a typhoon from space, and seeing it in three dimensions. That's what the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) 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...