Typhoon Etau

  • Released Monday, August 11, 2003
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The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this birds-eye view of Typhoon Etau as it was buffeting the southern island chain of Okinawa, affecting airlines, a refinery and other industries.

This animation shows Typhoon Etau on August 7, 2003.

Aqua-MODIS dataset August 6, 2003

Aqua-MODIS dataset August 6, 2003

In this image the center of Etau is located just north of Nago city and is moving north at 20 kilometers per hour with sustained winds of 144 kilometers per hour. Terra-MODIS dataset August 7, 2003

In this image the center of Etau is located just north of Nago city and is moving north at 20 kilometers per hour with sustained winds of 144 kilometers per hour. Terra-MODIS dataset August 7, 2003

Aqua-MODIS dataset August 8, 2003

Aqua-MODIS dataset August 8, 2003

Video slate image reads "The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this birds-eye view of Typhoon Etau as it was buffeting the southern island chain of Okinawa".

Video slate image reads "The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this birds-eye view of Typhoon Etau as it was buffeting the southern island chain of Okinawa".

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio,MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ((http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov))

This page was originally published on Monday, August 11, 2003.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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