Typhoon Bualoi in the West Pacific Ocean
Himawari-8 “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm) images [click to play animation | MP4]
Himawari-8 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared images during that period when the eye rapidly cleared are shown below; the visible images eventually revealed mesovortices within the eye.
Himawari-8 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm, left) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.4 µm, right) images [click to play animation | MP4]