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Tropical Cyclone 01B off India and Sri Lanka

On May 14, 2003, the MODIS instrument onboard the NASA's Terra satellite captured this bird's-eye view of Tropical Cyclone 01B in the Bay of Bengal. This satellite image reveals that the low-level circulation is fully exposed to the east of the deep convection (dense cloud).


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 14, 2003
Data acquired May 14 - 14, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response