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Tropical Cyclone 12S Developing

TRMM image of tropical cyclone 12s
The TRMM satellite passed above a developing tropical cyclone in the South Indian Ocean designated as 12S on 9 February 2012 at 0402UTC. A rainfall analysis derived from TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) is shown overlaid on a visible/infrared image from TRMM's Visible and InfraRed Scanner (VIRS) instrument. This TRMM view shows that the storm was already well organized. TRMM's PR shows that heavy rainfall of over 50 mm/hr (~2 inches) was occuring in storms near center of the circulation. Some of the powerful storms dropping this rainfall were shown by TRMM to reach

GPM Leaders at the JAXA DPR Press Release

GPM Leads at the JAXA DPR Press Release, standing behind a model of the GPM Core
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GPM leaders shaking hands at the JAXA DPR press release event.

They are standing in front of a model of the GPM Core Observatory.

From left to right:

  • Dr. Arthur Hou, GPM Project Scientist at NASA
  • Candace Carlisle, GPM Deputy Project Manager at NASA
  • Mr. Massahiro Kojima, GPM DPR Program Manager at JAXA
  • Dr. Toshio Iguchi, Executive Director of Remote Sensing at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

Scientists in front of the DPR

Scientists standing in front of the DPR
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GPM scientists standing in front of the completed Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar.

From left to right:

  • Dr. Toshio Iguchi, Executive Director of Remote Sensing at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
  • Mr. Massahiro Kojima, GPM DPR Program Manager at JAXA
  • Candace Carlisle, GPM Deputy Project Manager at NASA
  • Dr. Arthur Hou, GPM Project Scientist at NASA

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