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NASA finds a cloud-filled eye in Tropical Cyclone Gaja

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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-nasa-cloud-filled-eye-tropical-cyclone.html

On Nov. 15, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite took a visible light image of Tropical Storm Gaja. It revealed what appeared to be a cloud-filled eye. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center confirmed that "animated multispectral satellite imagery shows a more compact system with a dimple feature on the central convection—indicative of a formative eye."
On Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) Gaja's maximum sustained winds were near 55 knots (63 mph/102 kph), but weakening is expected as it nears the coast of southeastern India. Gaja was located near 10.8 degrees north latitude 80.7 east longitude. It was about 145 nautical miles south-southeast of Chennai, India.

NASA finds a cloud-filled eye in Tropical Cyclone Gaja

Nov 15, 2018, 7:27pm UTC

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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-nasa-cloud-filled-eye-tropical-cyclone.html > On Nov. 15, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite took a visible light image of Tropical Storm Gaja. It revealed what appeared to be a cloud-filled eye. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center confirmed that "animated multispectral satellite imagery shows a more compact system with a dimple feature on the central convection—indicative of a formative eye." > On Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) Gaja's maximum sustained winds were near 55 knots (63 mph/102 kph), but weakening is expected as it nears the coast of southeastern India. Gaja was located near 10.8 degrees north latitude 80.7 east longitude. It was about 145 nautical miles south-southeast of Chennai, India.