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This pair of images from the radar altimeter instrument on the U.S./France
Jason mission reveals information on wind speeds and wave heights of
Tropical Cyclone Gonu, which reached Category 5 strength in the Arabian
Sea prior to landfall in early June 2007. Strong winds near 20 meters per
second and wave heights of greater than 5 meters were recorded. These high
waves are extremely rare in the Arabian Sea and exacerbated heavy flooding
from the storm surge over much of the Oman coastline.
The U.S. portion of the Jason mission is managed by JPL for NASA's Science
Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. Research on Earth's oceans using
Jason and other space-based capabilities is conducted by NASA's Science
Mission Directorate to better understand and protect our home planet.