Tropical Cyclone 01B

On May 19, 2003, the MODIS instrument onboard the NASA's Aqua satellite captured this bird's-eye view of Tropical Cyclone 01B as it was making landfall near Ramree Island on the western coast of Myanmar.

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).

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2003-05-14

  • Event Start Date

    2003-05-11

  • NH Image ID

    10662

  • NH Event ID

    9133

  • NH Posting Date

    2003-05-14