Tropical Cyclone 01B off India and Sri Lanka

  • Credit

    Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

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).

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2003-05-14