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GPM Measures Tropical Storm Champi's Heavy Rainfall

GPM Measures Tropical Storm Champi's Heavy Rainfall
On October 16, 2015 at 0216 UTC the GPM core observatory satellite passed above tropical storm Champi as it was drenching the northern Mariana Islands. GPM's Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) measured rain within Champi falling at a rate of over 114.8 mm (4.5 inches) per hour in a band of intense showers. GPM's radar sliced through Champi's western side and made 3-D measurements of storm top heights. Radar reflectivity values found to be greater than 15 dBZ are shown in a simulated perspective 3-D view. The lowest Heights are shaded blue and the tallest 3-D 15dBZ surfaces are colored

GPM Sees Tropical Storm Koppu Menacing The Philippines

GPM Sees Tropical Storm Koppu Menacing The Philippines
Tropical storm Koppu was approaching the Philippines with sustained winds estimated of 60 kts (69 mph) when the GPM core observatory satellite passed above on October 15, 2015 at 1436 UTC. A rainfall analysis using data collected by GPM's Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument revealed that an eye was very close to forming near Koppu's center of circulation. Rain was measured by GPM's GMI instrument dropping rain at a rate of over 133 mm (5.3 inches) per hour in intense convective thunderstorms just southwest of Koppu's center. Data from GPM's Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) instrument

GPM Views Tropical Depression Twenty Five (25W)

GPM Views Tropical Depression Twenty Five (25W)
Tropical Depression Twenty Five (TD25W) also formed today. It was located east of Guam and is predicted by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) to move toward the west-northwestward and pass to the north of Guam. TD25W is expected to become a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 kt (86 mph) on October 18, 2015. The GPM core observatory satellite saw TD25W on October 13, 2015 at 1313 UTC. GPM found that TD25W contained moderate to heavy rainfall falling at a rate of up to 67 mm (2.6 inches) per hour. A 3-D image was made using GPM's Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) data where

Tropical Storm Koppu Heads Toward The Philippines

Tropical Storm Koppu Heads Toward The Philippines
Tropical storm KOPPU that recently formed northwest of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean may threaten the Philippines in the next five days. A recent prediction by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) indicates that tropical storm KOPPU will intensify to typhoon intensity while heading westward toward the northern Philippines. The GPM core observatory satellite flew over tropical storm KOPPU on October 13, 2015 at 0316 UTC. Data collected with GPM's Microwave Imager (GMI) and Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) instruments shows that numerous intense thunderstorms near the tropical

NASA Aids Response to Carolina Flooding

NASA Aids Response to Carolina Flooding
Friday, October 9, 2015
It was rain that wouldn't quit. A weather system fueled by warm moisture streaming in from the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 3 and 4 relentlessly dumped between one and two feet of rain across most of South Carolina. The result was rivers topping their banks and dams bursting. Catastrophic flooding followed across most of the state, which has left residents in some areas without power or clean drinking water. Tracking and predicting the deluge, both as rain and then floodwater, are the first steps to help protect people in harm's way. State and federal emergency managers have been on the front lines...
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