03-04 June 2007 - METEOSAT-7 11.5 Micrometer IR Images

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This animation of METEOSAT-7 11.5 micrometer IR (channel 08) images shows the intensification of Super Cyclone Gonu over the Arabian Sea on 03-04 June 2007. Cold IR brightness temperature values of -80 to -88 C (violet to purple enhancement) were seen in the eyewall region of the tropical cyclone.

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