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Tropical Storm Erika
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Published September 6, 2009
Rain patterns inside Tropical Storm Erika reveal a lack of organization within the storm because of El Nino-induced winds, which tend to tear tropical storm systems apart.
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Hurricane Bill
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Published August 18, 2009
Hurricane Bill had a well-formed eye surrounded by concentric bands of rain late on August 17.
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Published August 17, 2009
TRMM reveals that although Bill did not yet have an eye or eyewall, it did have a well-developed cyclonic circulation as evidenced by the curvature in the rain bands that spiral in towards the center.
Slow-Moving Typhoon Morakot Inundates Taiwan
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Published August 11, 2009
A bull’s eye of heavy rain from Typhoon Morakot engulfs southern Taiwan in this rainfall accumulation image spanning August 3 to 9, 2009.
Tropical Storm Enrique
Published August 5, 2009
Spiraling patterns of heavy rain reveal that Felicia had a well-defined center of circulation on August 4, 2009.
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Heavy Rains in Southern Japan
Published July 31, 2009
This false-color image shows rainfall amounts in and around southern Japan in July 2009. Deeper blue indicates heavier rainfall.
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Monsoon Brings Below-Average Rain to Much of India, Bangladesh
Published July 25, 2009
Most of India and Bangladesh are brown, showing that less rain fell than average during the week of July 14-20, when monsoon rains should have been falling.