Typhoon Opal
An animation of Typhoon Opal approaching Japan from GMS 5 imagery. Note that prevailing winds blowing from China toward Japan are instrumental in keeping the typhoon away from the mainland.
Video slate image reads "Typhoon Opal".
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Edgar Russell (NASA)
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- Dennis Chesters (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, January 1, 1998.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT.
Series
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[GMS-5]
ID: 21
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