Typhoon Vamco

A weakening Cyclone Vamco was headed northeast toward Alaska’ Aleutian Islands on August 25, 2009. This image of the Vamco’ winds was captured by NASA’s QuikSCAT satellite on August 24.

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NASA image courtesy of David Long, Brigham Young University, on the QuikSCAT Science Team, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Caption by Peter Falcon and Rebecca Lindsey.

Published August 24, 2009
Data acquired August 24, 2009

Source:

QuikSCAT > SeaWinds