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Cold Front, Warm Front
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Published May 13, 2011
This cut-away-view of two common weather patterns is providing insight that could improve your weather forecast.
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Hurricane Earl Cloud Heights
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Published September 2, 2010
Acquired on August 31, 2010, this image combines a grayscale image of Hurricane Earl with a cloud height profile.
Acquired on August 29, 2010, this image combines a natural-color image of Hurricane Earl with a cloud height profile.
Super Typhoon Choi-Wan
Published September 17, 2009
Super Typhoon Choi-wan is formidable in these images, with tightly spiraling bands of clouds and a distinct eye. A vertical cross section of the storm reveals towering clouds and a clear eye surrounded by dense clouds.
Hurricane Jimena
Published September 5, 2009
These photo-like and radar images together show the structure of the Category 1 Hurricane Jimena shortly after it make landfall over Baja California on September 2, 2009.
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Hurricane Bill
Published August 24, 2009
This pair of images from August 22 shows a natural-color (photo-like) view of Hurricane Bill captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite combined with a view of the vertical structure of the clouds measured by the radar on the Cloudsat satellite.
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